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Pennsylvania State University - University Park PhD in Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering is a concentration offered under the chemical engineering major at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in chem eng, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park PhD in Chem Eng

#211 in the U.S
#27 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. This ranking takes a number of things into account when determining a school's overall quality. Ranking factors include student and faculty diversity, average graduate earnings, and average amount of student debt.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #211 out of 464 schools in the country for this major at the doctorate level. It is also ranked #27 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Doctorate in Chem Eng from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time graduate tuition at Penn State University Park was $1,571 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $915 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online PhD in Chem Eng?

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park chem eng doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Doctorate Student Diversity for Chem Eng

12 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 12 doctor’s degrees in chem eng handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 50.0% of the chem eng students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Penn State University Park in chem eng at 2018-2019, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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