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 Oregon State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in chem eng, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Oregon State paid an average of $632 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $212 per credit hour. 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 | $9,846 | $29,445 |
Fees | $2,012 | $2,012 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,200 | $13,200 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,742 | $2,742 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Oregon State in Chem Eng walked away with an average of $24,369 in student debt. That is 8% higher than the national average of $22,589.
chem eng who receive their bachelor’s degree from Oregon State make an average of $65,170 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% higher than the national average of $62,713.
Online degrees for the Oregon State chem eng bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Oregon State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in chem eng in 2019-2020, 35.6% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 37.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 21.2% of the chem eng bachelor’s degrees at Oregon State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 69 |
International Students | 21 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Chemical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Chemical Engineering | 118 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Agricultural Engineering | 22 |
Biomedical Engineering | 63 |
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Electrical Engineering | 120 |
Environmental Engineering | 18 |
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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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