Chemical Engineering at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829.

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 Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at UW 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from UW, 67% 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 Wyoming 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	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

If you plan to be a chem eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wyoming. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	41

Related Majors

• Energy Systems Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Petroleum 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	180	$130,590
Engineering Professors	110	$97,480
Engineers	90	$97,040
Chemical Engineers	70	$105,490

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 ProgWork1 under License

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