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Chemical Engineering at University of Rhode Island

Chemical Engineering at University of Rhode Island

Every chemical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chem eng program at University of Rhode Island stacks up to those at other schools.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 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.

URI Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

URI Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at URI 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

URI Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Architectural and Engineering Managers 480 $151,670
Engineering Professors 210 $137,620
Chemical Engineers 90 $90,180

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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