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 North Carolina State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in chem eng, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at NC State was ranked #37 on College Factual's Best Schools for chem eng list. It is also ranked #1 in North Carolina.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at NC State paid an average of $888 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $218 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $6,535 | $26,654 |
Fees | $2,566 | $2,566 |
Books and Supplies | $1,082 | $1,082 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,602 | $11,602 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,770 | $2,770 |
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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 NC State in Chem Eng walked away with an average of $23,973 in student debt. That is 6% higher than the national average of $22,589.
The median early career salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NC State is $71,894 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $62,713.
NC State 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 NC State Online Learning page.
About 32.6% of the students who received their BS in chem eng in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 37.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in chem eng at NC State in 2019-2020, 15.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 90 |
International Students | 13 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 12 |
Chemical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Chemical Engineering | 132 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemical engineering.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Engineering | 49 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 73 |
Agricultural Engineering | 49 |
Biomedical Engineering | 128 |
Civil Engineering | 121 |
*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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