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Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech

If you are interested in studying chemical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Tech. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Virginia Tech.

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.

Virginia Tech Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at Virginia Tech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Virginia Tech 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
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools 42

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #92 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from Virginia Tech Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Virginia Tech is $72,805. This is 10% higher than $66,101, which is the national average for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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Chem Eng Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 58
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Virginia Tech 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.

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

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

Virginia Tech also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Tech.

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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