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Chemical Engineering at University of Kansas

63 Bachelor's Degrees
6 Master's Degrees
#78 Overall Quality
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. In addition, we cover how KU ranks in comparison to other schools with chem eng programs.

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Chemical Engineering Degrees Available at KU

KU Chem Eng Rankings

The bachelor's program at KU was ranked #78 on College Factual's Best Schools for chem eng list. It is also ranked #1 in Kansas.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering 28
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering 28
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 28
Best Chemical Engineering Colleges for Veterans 28
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 30
Best Chemical Engineering Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 31
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering 32
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering 37
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 57
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Chemical Engineering Graduates 57
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 57
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 59
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (With Aid) 72
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (With Aid) 72
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 73
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 73
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 74
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (With Aid) 75
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 77
Best Chemical Engineering Schools 78
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 78
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 80
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 80
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 82
Best Chemical Engineering Graduate Degree Schools 84
Highest Paid Chemical Engineering Graduates 87
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 88
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 88
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Chemical Engineering Graduates 89
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 93
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 93
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 93
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 94

Popularity of Chem Eng at KU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Kansas handed out 63 bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering. This is a decrease of 30% over the previous year when 90 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from KU. This makes it the #69 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

KU Chem Eng Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at University of Kansas.

KU Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 63 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from KU in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 62% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a bachelor's in chem eng.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 39
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 4

KU Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Chemical Engineering from KU in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a master's in chem eng.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
Non-Resident Aliens 5
Other Races 0

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