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Chemical Engineering at West Virginia University

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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from WVU.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
72
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 91
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 124

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from WVU. This makes it the #104 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WVU Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $63,506. This is less than $66,101, which is the national average of all chem eng majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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

21% Women
2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 42 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from WVU in 2020-2021, 79% were men and 21% were 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 bachelor's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 19
International Students 22
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WVU Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

The chem eng program at WVU awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from WVU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WVU also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 0 student 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 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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