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.

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

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.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 U-M since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 56% 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 4% 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	18
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	54
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

U-M Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 35% went to 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	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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

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