Chemical Engineering at Villanova University

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

Villanova is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania and approximately 11,032 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Villanova.

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.

Villanova Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Villanova Chemical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chem eng programs across the country. The following shows how Villanova performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at Villanova 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
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	10
Best Chemical Engineering Schools	32
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Villanova. This makes it the #64 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Villanova Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Villanova is $64,479. This is less than $66,101, which is the national average of all chem eng majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Villanova

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

Villanova Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The chem eng program at Villanova awarded 58 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Villanova since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Villanova 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 Villanova University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Villanova Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 7 chem eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Villanova, about 71% were men and 29% were women.

Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from Villanova, 86% 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 Villanova University with a master's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• Materials Engineering
• Electromechanical Engineering
• Biochemical Engineering
• Energy Systems 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 PA, the home state for Villanova University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineers	4,850	$96,550
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Chemical Engineers	1,310	$97,390

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 Alertjean under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.