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Purdue University - Main Campus PhD in Chemical Engineering

25 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 Purdue University - Main Campus. 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 Purdue Cost?

$9,992 Average Tuition and Fees

Purdue Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $348 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 $9,208 $28,010
Fees $784 $784

Does Purdue Offer an Online PhD in Chem Eng?

Purdue 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 Purdue Online Learning page.

Purdue Doctorate Student Diversity for Chem Eng

25 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
28.0% Women
12.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 25 doctor’s degrees in chem eng awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in chem eng in 2019-2020, 28.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 30.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in chem eng at Purdue in 2019-2020, 12.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 15%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 8
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

PhD in Chem Eng Focus Areas at Purdue

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering 25

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 46
Agricultural Engineering 15
Biomedical Engineering 10
Civil Engineering 34
Electrical Engineering 101

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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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