Chemical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449.

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.

WUSTL Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at WUSTL 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 WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at WUSTL 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 Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WUSTL Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washington University in St Louis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	85

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Other 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,740	$138,520
Engineers	1,170	$86,850
Chemical Engineers	550	$105,990
Engineering Professors	520	$106,680

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.