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Chemical Engineering at West Virginia University

Chemical Engineering at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year.

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.

WVU Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WVU Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at WVU 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 WVU

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

WVU Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 29
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

WVU Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

33% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia University 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 0
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

The following chem eng concentations are available at West Virginia University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering 45

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Architectural and Engineering Managers 500 $139,030
Engineers 350 $91,420
Chemical Engineers 300 $97,430

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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