Chemical engineering at NC State
NC State graduates about 146 chemical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $105,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $49 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around NC State
Where chemical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Weed Control Laboratory, Don E. Ellis Laboratories, Grinnells Animal Health Laboratory, Weaver Laboratories, Pulp and Paper Laboratories;Biltmore Hall, Hodges Wood Products Laboratory, David Clark Laboratories, Burlington Engineering Laboratories, Language and Computer Laboratories, Marye Anne Fox Science Teaching Laboratory.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 5 · Library 4 · Dining 2.
Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at NC State
- Computer science 89 · #50
- Environmental science 89 · #29
- Languages 89 · #57
- Kinesiology & exercise science 89 · #27
- Math & statistics 88 · #57
- Art, music & theater 87 · #55
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares NC 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.