Chemical Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Every chemical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chem eng program at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor stacks up to those at other schools.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from U-M.

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.

U-M Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

U-M Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at U-M 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.

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from U-M. This makes it the #9 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from U-M Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at U-M is $75,199. This is 14% higher than $66,101, which is the national average for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at U-M

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

U-M Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 117 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chem eng from U-M 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 U-M since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at U-M are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	71
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

U-M Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a master’s in chem eng from U-M in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

U-M also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 21 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Construction Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Engineering Physics

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810
Engineering Professors	1,640	$106,740
Chemical Engineers	880	$102,780

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.