Chemical Engineering at Vanderbilt University

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 Vanderbilt University stacks up to those at other schools.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 30 chem eng majors received their bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt.

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.

Vanderbilt Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt 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
	6
Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
	12

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Vanderbilt. 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.

Earnings of Vanderbilt Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Vanderbilt is $73,971. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Vanderbilt Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Civil 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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Engineers	4,250	$82,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Chemical Engineers	710	$106,830
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480

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 Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.