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 Columbia University in the City of New York. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Columbia paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,024 | $49,024 |
| Fees | $2,170 | $2,170 |
chem eng who receive their master’s degree from Columbia make an average of $84,653 a year during the early days of their career. That is 14% higher than the national average of $74,100.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Columbia does offer online classes in its chem eng master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.9% of the chem eng students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32.7%.
Around 23.7% of chem eng master’s degree recipients at Columbia in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 33 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Chemical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 59 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 86 |
| Civil Engineering | 113 |
| Computer Engineering | 29 |
| Electrical Engineering | 182 |
| Engineering Physics | 15 |
*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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