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Amherst, MA · Chemical engineering

Chemical engineering at UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst graduates about 60 chemical engineering majors a year. That puts it 36th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $98,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $28 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

72/100Strong#36 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year60under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$98,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$28Ma year, NSF
Admit rate60%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1480whole school

Around UMass Amherst

Me (Cathy Setzer), Cornel West and a large piece of pizza. I work for APSA, and
Cornel happens to love pizzaPhoto: DCist · CC BY 2.0 · source
Waiting for Bernie
Waiting for Bernie (23506174334)Photo: Steven Brewer from Amherst, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Fine Arts Center door
Fine Arts Center door - panoramioPhoto: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Old Chapel steeple
Old Chapel steeple - panoramioPhoto: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Computer Science Laboratories, Engineering Lab II, Engineering Laboratory, Agricultural Engineering Center, Agricultural Engineering North, Agricultural Engineering Annex A, Agricultural Engineering Annex B, Agricultural Engineering South, Life Science Laboratories, Chenoweth Laboratory, Knowles Engineering Bulding, Sustainable Engineering Laboratories.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 44 · Athletics 9 · Dining 8 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. Washington University in St. Louis 74
  2. Auburn University 74
  3. Virginia Tech 73
  4. University of Virginia 73
  5. University of California, Santa Barbara 72
  6. Yale University 71
  7. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 71
  8. University of Chicago 70

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMass Amherst 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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