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. Of the 8,838 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - College Park in 2021, 66 of them were chemical engineering majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

UMCP Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at UMCP compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	39

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UMCP. This makes it the #104 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UMCP Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMCP is $68,178. This is 3% higher than $66,101, which is the national average for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 66 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chem eng from UMCP in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at UMCP since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UMCP Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 3 chem eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMCP, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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.

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

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Computer 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.