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Chemical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

Chemical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

What traits are you looking for in a chem eng school? To help you decide if Washington University in St Louis is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chem eng program.

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

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

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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.

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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

37% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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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.

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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

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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