Chemical engineering at Lamar
Lamar graduates about 48 chemical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 106th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a solid program at 46 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $101,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where chemical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Petrochemical & Advanced Technology Center, Cherry Engineering, Engineering Research Center, Lucas Engineering.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 10 · Academic 6 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Dining 1 · Library 1.
Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Lamar
- Music 64 · #242
- Nursing 63 · #244
- Art, music & theater 63 · #363
- Engineering (all) 62 · #226
- Accounting 62 · #244
- Art & design 55 · #407
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Lamar with every school we score in chemical engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.