Chemical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

What traits are you looking for in a chem eng school? To help you decide if University of Colorado Boulder is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chem eng program.

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from CU - Boulder.

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.

CU - Boulder Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Chemical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chem eng programs across the country. The following shows how CU - Boulder performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at CU - Boulder 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	78
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In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #16 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of CU - Boulder Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at CU - Boulder is $59,177. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 64 chem eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CU - Boulder, about 73% were men and 27% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	32
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CU - Boulder Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a master's degree in chem eng from CU - Boulder. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men.

Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from CU - Boulder, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CU - Boulder also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 26 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Architectural Engineering
• Environmental 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Engineers	2,500	$111,610
Engineering Professors	1,040	$106,950
Chemical Engineers	690	$100,670

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.