Chemical Engineering at Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 27 graduates a year

$70,797
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$90,815
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$98,158
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#125 of 158
Rank by pay
#86 of 158
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,311
Median federal debt

Florida State University graduates in chemical engineering earn 7% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 26% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Florida State University Compares for Chemical Engineering

All 158 colleges reporting chemical engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$122,093$107,516#38$80,139
2Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$121,641$132,880#1$75,639
3University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$121,027$110,127#32$81,553
4Cornell University Ithaca, NY$116,165$110,565#30$85,578
5Lafayette College Easton, PA$115,726$117,694#7$79,602
6The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$115,423$117,351#9$87,365
7Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$114,226$132,225#2$74,786
8University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$113,614$121,887#4$83,377
9Rice University Houston, TX$113,605$115,503#13$87,830
10University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$113,317$103,111#54$79,737
…
122University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA$91,457$83,220#149$68,245
123Widener University Chester, PA$91,145$92,695#105$71,160
124South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD$90,845$97,785#82$72,785
125Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$90,815$96,661#86$70,797
126University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL$90,681$102,931#56$60,528
127University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH$90,279$96,341#89$71,873
128New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM$90,091$104,311#49$75,766

Other Majors at Florida State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$114,802$78,941#56 of 189
Management Information Systems and Services$103,648$66,252#19 of 166
Industrial Engineering$96,504$76,426#51 of 94
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$94,887$62,578#41 of 126
Security Science and Technology$93,841$58,249#4 of 45
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,740$72,425#209 of 258
Computer and Information Sciences$93,727$61,376#162 of 459
Insurance$92,064$61,071#10 of 21
Accounting and Related Services$91,056$55,626#108 of 796
Mechanical Engineering$89,622$62,021#200 of 318
Finance and Financial Management Services$87,089$56,516#124 of 452
Marketing$84,981$49,808#50 of 516
Civil Engineering$84,340$67,050#129 of 233
Real Estate$80,900$55,257#14 of 25
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,811$69,997#770 of 966
Statistics$77,605$47,347#36 of 50
Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,320$49,325#189 of 1176
Business/Commerce$74,716$47,342#45 of 271
Design and Applied Arts$73,888$49,144#12 of 299
Economics$73,527$47,304#236 of 368
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$69,875$31,074#35 of 110
Mathematics$68,131$49,919#179 of 309
Political Science and Government$68,059$34,745#154 of 565
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$67,180$13,371#28 of 215
Area Studies$67,110—#17 of 70
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$66,943$39,967#6 of 16
Chemistry$66,724$40,629#102 of 209
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$66,157—#43 of 138
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$65,941$41,060#67 of 178
Apparel and Textiles$64,807$41,130#11 of 57

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Florida State University chemical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $70,797 one year after graduating and $90,815 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Florida State University rank for chemical engineering?

Among 158 colleges reporting earnings for chemical engineering graduates, Florida State University ranks #125 by median pay four years after graduation, and #86 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is chemical engineering at Florida State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% less than the national median for chemical engineering ($98,158), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,311.

← All data for Florida State University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.