Chemical Engineering at University of Notre Dame

If you are interested in studying chemical engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Notre Dame. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and has a total student population of 12,809. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Notre Dame.

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.

Notre Dame Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Notre Dame Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at Notre Dame 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	4
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools	41
Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	72
	95

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Notre Dame. This makes it the #81 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from Notre Dame Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Notre Dame is $73,118. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Notre Dame

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

Notre Dame Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 79 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chem eng from Notre Dame in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Notre Dame since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Notre Dame 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 Notre Dame with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	62
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Notre Dame Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 5 chem eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Notre Dame, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Engineering Science

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 IN, the home state for University of Notre Dame.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180
Engineers	2,380	$73,340
Chemical Engineers	370	$99,010

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 Ssantera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.