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 University of Kansas. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in chem eng, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at KU was $899 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $336 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $10,092 | $26,960 |
Fees | $1,074 | $1,074 |
Books and Supplies | $1,212 | $1,212 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,900 | $9,900 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,198 | $3,198 |
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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 KU in Chem Eng walked away with an average of $20,619 in student debt. That is 9% lower than the national average of $22,589.
The median early career salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from KU is $60,128 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $62,713.
KU 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 KU Online Learning page.
About 47.8% of the students who received their BS in chem eng in 2019-2020 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 KU in 2019-2020, 30.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 11 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 53 |
International Students | 9 |
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 | 90 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 43 |
Architectural Engineering | 34 |
Civil Engineering | 56 |
Computer Engineering | 18 |
Electrical Engineering | 25 |
*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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