by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Washington University in St Louis. 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, 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for chem eng majors, WUSTL came in at #7. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for WUSTL.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at WUSTL was $2,346 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,300 | $56,300 |
| Fees | $593 | $593 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,144 | $1,144 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,402 | $17,402 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,654 | $3,654 |
Learn more about WUSTL tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at WUSTL in Chem Eng walked away with an average of $15,500 in student debt. That is 31% lower than the national average of $22,589.
The median early career salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from WUSTL is $76,460 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $62,713.
WUSTL 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 WUSTL Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in chem eng in 2019-2020, 35.7% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 37.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.2% of the chem eng bachelor’s degrees at WUSTL in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Chemical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 42 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 59 |
| Computer Engineering | 19 |
| Electrical Engineering | 39 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 104 |
| Systems Engineering | 70 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
