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Carnegie Mellon University BS in Chemical Engineering

40 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$77,401 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

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 Carnegie Mellon University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in chem eng, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Carnegie Mellon BS in Chem Eng

#10 in the U.S
#2 in Pennsylvania

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Carnegie Mellon is in the top 10% of the country for chem eng. More specifically it was ranked #10 out of 160 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Carnegie Mellon.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering1
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering4
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Chemical Engineering Graduates9
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools9
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering9
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering9
Best Chemical Engineering Schools10
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans11
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools13
Best Chemical Engineering Colleges for Veterans16
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans17
Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools20
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)23
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Chemical Engineering Graduates28
Most Popular Colleges for Chemical Engineering29
Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans29
Highest Paid Chemical Engineering Graduates32
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)32
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)34
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)34
Most Focused Colleges for Chemical Engineering36
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)39
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)46
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)54
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)60
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)61
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)63
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)65
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)66
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)78
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)85
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Chemical Engineering Graduates91
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering95
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (With Aid)98
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income Over $110k)105
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)108
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)112
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering113
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (With Aid)113
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering114
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering121
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income Over $110k)123
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering134
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (With Aid)135
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (With Aid)136
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income Over $110k)148
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering149
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income Over $110k)149

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Chem Eng from Carnegie Mellon Cost?

$58,485 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Carnegie Mellon Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Carnegie Mellon paid an average of $800 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$57,560$57,560
Fees$925$925
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$15,550$15,550
On Campus Other Expenses$1,400$1,400

Learn more about Carnegie Mellon tuition and fees.

Carnegie Mellon Chem Eng BS Student Debt

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 Carnegie Mellon took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 20% higher than the national average of $22,589.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Chem Eng From Carnegie Mellon?

$77,401 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon is $77,401 per year. That is 23% higher than the national average of $62,713.

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Does Carnegie Mellon Offer an Online BS in Chem Eng?

Online degrees for the Carnegie Mellon chem eng bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Carnegie Mellon Online Learning page.

Carnegie Mellon Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Chem Eng

40 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
57.5% Women
45.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 40 bachelor’s degrees in chem eng awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 57.5% of the students who received their BS in chem eng in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in chem eng at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020, 45.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian9
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino5
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White18
International Students4
Other Races/Ethnicities3

BS in Chem Eng Focus Areas at Carnegie Mellon

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Chemical Engineering40

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Engineering26
Biomedical Engineering42
Civil Engineering25
Electrical Engineering140
Mechanical Engineering130

View All Chemical Engineering Related Majors >

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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