Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and approximately 18,150 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.

UMass Lowell Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMass Lowell Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at UMass Lowell 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell 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 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at UMass Lowell 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 - Lowell with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	46
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UMass Lowell Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

The following chem eng concentations are available at University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Lowell. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	97

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Civil 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
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.

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

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