Chemical Engineering at University of South Alabama

If you plan to study chemical engineering, take a look at what University of South Alabama has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and approximately 14,224 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,008 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Alabama in 2021, 29 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.

USA Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

USA Chemical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chem eng programs across the country. The following shows how USA 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 USA 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 Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121

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

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #113 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of USA Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at USA is $70,168. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at USA

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

USA Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chem eng from USA. About 62% were men and 38% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at USA 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 South Alabama with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USA Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 chem eng majors earned their master's degree from USA. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from USA, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical 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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Engineers	3,730	$115,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400
Chemical Engineers	470	$112,780

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 Ä â€™asil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.