Chemical Engineering at University at Buffalo

Every chemical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chem eng program at University at Buffalo stacks up to those at other schools.

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 32,347 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

University at Buffalo Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
• Master’s Degree in Chem Eng

University at Buffalo Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at University at Buffalo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at University at Buffalo.

University at Buffalo Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at University at Buffalo are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Buffalo with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

University at Buffalo Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Buffalo with a master's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

If you plan to be a chem eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Buffalo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	118

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• General Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for University at Buffalo.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineers	4,910	$95,270
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010
Chemical Engineers	860	$100,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Y. G. Lulat under License

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