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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in chem eng, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Rutgers New Brunswick was $942 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $394 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $12,230 | $29,012 |
Fees | $2,773 | $2,773 |
Books and Supplies | $1,350 | $1,350 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,075 | $13,075 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,574 | $3,574 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Chem Eng students who received their bachelor’s degree at Rutgers New Brunswick took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 15% higher than the national average of $22,589.
The median early career salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Rutgers New Brunswick is $58,447 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $62,713.
Rutgers New Brunswick does not offer an online option for its chem eng bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rutgers New Brunswick Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in chem eng in 2019-2020, 37.7% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 37.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 45.5% of the chem eng bachelor’s degrees at Rutgers New Brunswick in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 23 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 36 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Chemical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Chemical Engineering | 77 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 55 |
Agricultural Engineering | 18 |
Biomedical Engineering | 120 |
Ceramic Engineering | 36 |
Civil Engineering | 91 |
*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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