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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute PhD in Chemical Engineering

11 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Chem Eng from RPI Cost?

$58,325 Average Tuition and Fees

RPI Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at RPI 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 $55,600 $55,600
Fees $2,725 $2,725

Does RPI Offer an Online PhD in Chem Eng?

RPI does not offer an online option for its chem eng doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RPI Online Learning page.

RPI Doctorate Student Diversity for Chem Eng

11 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
27.3% Women
27.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 11 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

About 27.3% of the students who received their PhD in chem eng in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 30.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.3% of the chem eng doctor’s degrees at RPI in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

PhD in Chem Eng Focus Areas at RPI

Chemical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering 11

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemical engineering.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 6
Biomedical Engineering 5
Civil Engineering 3
Electrical Engineering 12
Environmental Engineering 1

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References

*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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