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Chemical Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

Chemical Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

If you are interested in studying chemical engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Maryland - College Park. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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.

UMCP Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMCP Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at UMCP 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UMCP since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at UMCP are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chem eng bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 29
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UMCP Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

50% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 52% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 1
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 of Maryland - College Park. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering 78

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Architectural and Engineering Managers 5,010 $145,470
Engineers 4,530 $118,420
Engineering Professors 890 $117,160
Chemical Engineers 690 $113,670

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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