Chemical Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

What traits are you looking for in a chem eng school? To help you decide if University of Washington - Seattle Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chem eng program.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from UW Seattle.

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.

UW Seattle Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle 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
	29
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools	33

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UW Seattle. This makes it the #14 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from UW Seattle Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle is $70,966. This is 7% higher than $66,101, which is the national average for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	35
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UW Seattle Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 30 chem eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW Seattle, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Materials 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,290	$154,620
Engineers	3,160	$104,890
Engineering Professors	800	$101,880
Chemical Engineers	600	$103,620

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.