Chemical Engineering at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

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

UPR Mayaguez is located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 12,825. Of the 1,863 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez in 2021, 115 of them were chemical engineering majors.

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.

UPR Mayaguez Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UPR Mayaguez Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

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 UPR Mayaguez 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 Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools	2
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	25
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	127

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UPR Mayaguez. This makes it the #104 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 UPR Mayaguez Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UPR Mayaguez is $48,049. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UPR Mayaguez

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez.

UPR Mayaguez Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 115 chem eng majors earned their bachelor's degree from UPR Mayaguez. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at UPR Mayaguez since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 69% 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 Puerto Rico - Mayaguez with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	113
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UPR Mayaguez Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in chem eng from UPR Mayaguez. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Electrical 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 PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 NitroPR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.