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Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

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.

UMass Amherst Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng

UMass Amherst Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at UMass Amherst 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

30% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at UMass Amherst are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 39
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 8,190 $156,250
Engineering Professors 1,880 $135,140
Chemical Engineers 710 $109,950

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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