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Chemical engineering at Michigan State

Michigan State graduates about 103 chemical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 41st of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a strong program at 70 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $102,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

70/100Strong#41 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year1031% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$102,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1100–1310whole school

Around Michigan State

Sign at Michigan State University Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center.
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Michigan State University Observatory, 4299 Pavilion Dr, Lansing, Michigan.
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Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Geagley Laboratory, William A. Demmer Engineering Center, Engineering Research Complex South.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 53 · Academic 10 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. University of California, Santa Barbara 72
  2. Yale University 71
  3. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 71
  4. University of Chicago 70
  5. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 69
  6. University of Southern California 69
  7. Tulane University of Louisiana 68
  8. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 68

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan State 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.

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