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.

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

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% 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 UNM since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNM Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 19% 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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	74

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

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