Chemical Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia

If you plan to study chemical engineering, take a look at what University of Missouri - Columbia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 31,089 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Mizzou.

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.

Mizzou Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Mizzou Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at Mizzou 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	40

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in chem eng from Mizzou. This is the #137 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Mizzou Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mizzou is $69,895. This is 6% higher than $66,101, which is the national average for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chem eng from Mizzou in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Mizzou 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 Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mizzou also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Nuclear Engineering
• General Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Biological 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,740	$138,520
Engineers	1,170	$86,850
Chemical Engineers	550	$105,990
Engineering Professors	520	$106,680

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 Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.