The main focus area for this major is Chemical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Chemical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Tufts University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in chem eng, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Tufts was ranked #25 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for chem eng majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 in Massachusetts.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Tufts paid an average of $1,985 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $59,560 | $59,560 |
Fees | $1,302 | $1,302 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,630 | $15,630 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,508 | $1,508 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Tufts in Chem Eng walked away with an average of $14,250 in student debt. That is 37% lower than the national average of $22,589.
The median early career salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Tufts is $66,941 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $62,713.
Tufts does not offer an online option for its chem eng bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Tufts Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in chem eng in 2019-2020, 57.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in chem eng at Tufts in 2019-2020, 17.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 16 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Chemical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Chemical Engineering | 28 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Engineering | 3 |
Architectural Engineering | 1 |
Biomedical Engineering | 23 |
Civil Engineering | 15 |
Computer Engineering | 9 |
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*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.
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