Chemical Engineering.

CIP Code: 14.07 • Engineering

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 14.0701 - 14.0799.

Colleges Offering

189

Avg. Median Earnings

$97,276

Highest Earnings

$116,165

Highest Earnings

Graduates from Cornell University earn the highest median salary at $116,165

Career Paths & Salaries

Common careers for graduates with this degree, including national median salaries from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023)

Architectural and Engineering Managers

SOC Code: 11-9041

$171,270

median salary

Hourly Wage

$82.34/hr

Total Jobs

220,260

Chemical Engineers

SOC Code: 17-2041

$125,040

median salary

Hourly Wage

$60.12/hr

Total Jobs

21,070

Engineers, All Other

SOC Code: 17-2199

$122,930

median salary

Hourly Wage

$59.10/hr

Total Jobs

154,070

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

SOC Code: 17-2031

$109,370

median salary

Hourly Wage

$52.58/hr

Total Jobs

23,480

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC Code: 25-1032

$109,270

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

40,270

Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023)

What Chemical Engineering. graduates actually earn

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Colleges Offering Chemical Engineering.

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Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$93,264

1-Year Earnings

$81,081

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$106,726

1-Year Earnings

$86,441

Benedictine College

Atchison, KS

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$101,726

1-Year Earnings

$82,712

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$99,536

1-Year Earnings

$80,418

California Baptist University

Riverside, CA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Pomona, CA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$102,849

1-Year Earnings

$81,076

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$92,523

1-Year Earnings

$68,475

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$110,378

1-Year Earnings

$82,295

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$96,533

1-Year Earnings

$87,085

Christian Brothers University

Memphis, TN

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$93,614

1-Year Earnings

$82,961

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$92,098

1-Year Earnings

$75,951

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$81,185

1-Year Earnings

$70,849

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

Graduates/Year

112

Median Earnings

$94,598

1-Year Earnings

$84,538

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$97,271

1-Year Earnings

$68,149

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

$55,154

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$116,165

1-Year Earnings

$90,501

CUNY City College

New York, NY

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$88,659

1-Year Earnings

$80,780

CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York, NY

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$99,338

1-Year Earnings

$85,445

Eckerd College

Saint Petersburg, FL

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Elon University

Elon, NC

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

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