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The bachelor's program at BYU was ranked #67 on College Factual's Best Schools for chem eng list. It is also ranked #1 in Utah.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Brigham Young University - Provo handed out 107 bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering. This is an increase of 10% over the previous year when 97 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from BYU. This makes it the #92 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 6 students received their doctoral degrees in chem eng in 2021, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Chem Eng majors who earn their bachelor's degree from BYU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $67,199 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at BYU, chem eng students borrow a median amount of $13,980 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,041.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.
Of the 107 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in chem eng from BYU in 2021, 84% were men and 16% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at BYU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 82% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in chem eng.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
White | 88 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 6 |
Other Races | 3 |
The chem eng program at BYU awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 100% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in chem eng.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 4 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 199 |
Civil Engineering | 82 |
Computer Engineering | 70 |
Electrical Engineering | 70 |
Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 61 |
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