Chemical Engineering at Western Michigan University

Every chemical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chem eng program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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.

WMU Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WMU Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at WMU 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 WMU

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

WMU Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WMU Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	56

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Paper Science & Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Electrical 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810
Engineering Professors	1,640	$106,740
Chemical Engineers	880	$102,780

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.