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Chemical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

Chemical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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.

VCU Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng

VCU Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at VCU 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.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 23
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering 48
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering 4

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Engineers 4,190 $118,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,030 $164,300
Chemical Engineers 980 $111,440

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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