Chemical engineering at Syracuse
Syracuse graduates about 18 chemical engineering majors a year. That puts it 134th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a light program at 34 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $88,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Syracuse



Where chemical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Heroy Geology Laboratory, Baker Laboratory, Jahn Laboratory.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dorm 22 · Library 5 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 3 · Student housing 1.
Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Syracuse
- Accounting 97 · #4
- Art & design 96 · #6
- Communications & media 95 · #5
- Art, music & theater 95 · #8
- Marketing 95 · #6
- Journalism 95 · #3
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Syracuse 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.