Chemical Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 64 chem eng majors received their bachelor's degree from UNM.

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.

UNM Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNM Chemical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chem eng programs across the country. The following shows how UNM performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at UNM 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
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools	78
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools	87

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UNM. This makes it the #48 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNM Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNM is $69,148. This is 5% higher than $66,101, which is the national average for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chem eng from UNM. About 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	23
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UNM Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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

UNM also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Biomedical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• General 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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Engineers	2,010	$114,790
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,590	$163,260
Chemical Engineers	100	$110,020

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 PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.