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Chemical Engineer
- Median pay
- $125,040/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- 2.6%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Chemical Engineer career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
200 colleges · showing 1–25
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · 2-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Associate's | $2,624 | MA |
| CUNY City College New York, NY · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $3,776 | NY |
| McLennan Community College Waco, TX · 2-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Associate's | $5,051 | TX |
| CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY · 2-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Associate's | $5,297 | NY |
| Holmes Community College Goodman, MS · 2-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Associate's | $5,643 | MS |
| Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 4-yr Private | Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $6,128 | NJ |
| Austin Community College District Austin, TX · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Associate's | $6,390 | TX |
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $6,541 | FL |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Associate's | $6,817 | WA |
| Olympic College Bremerton, WA · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Associate's | $7,172 | WA |
| Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Associate's | $7,409 | WA |
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Associate's | $8,376 | WA |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $8,889 | NM |
| Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI · 4-yr Public | Related program | Bachelor's | $9,120 | MI |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $9,337 | WV |
| Lamar University Beaumont, TX · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $9,366 | TX |
| Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT · 2-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Associate's | $9,804 | UT |
| University of South Florida Tampa, FL · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $9,812 | FL |
| Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN · 4-yr Private | Chemical Engineering +1 more | Bachelor's | $9,854 | TN |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $9,873 | NM |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $10,440 | CA |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $10,836 | TX |
| North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $10,846 | NC |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $10,974 | IL |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood, WA · 4-yr Public | Chemical Engineering | Associate's | $11,010 | WA |
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