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The bachelor's program at MIT was ranked #1 on College Factual's Best Schools for chem eng list. It is also ranked #1 in Massachusetts.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Massachusetts Institute of Technology handed out 33 bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering. This is a decrease of 21% over the previous year when 42 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from MIT. This makes it the #20 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 31 students received their doctoral degrees in chem eng in 2021, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Chem Eng majors who earn their bachelor's degree from MIT go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $81,524 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 MIT, chem eng students borrow a median amount of $15,209 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a bachelor's degree in chem eng from MIT. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in chem eng.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 8 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 2 |
Of the 20 students who graduated with a Master’s in chem eng from MIT in 2021, 65% were men and 35% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's in chem eng.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 6 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 9 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 291 |
Systems Engineering | 208 |
Electrical Engineering | 173 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 130 |
Biomedical Engineering | 88 |
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