Chemical Engineering at University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Bachelor's Degree · about 70 graduates a year

$83,377
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$113,614
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$98,158
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#8 of 158
Rank by pay
#4 of 158
Rank, wage-adjusted
$16,750
Median federal debt

University of Notre Dame graduates in chemical engineering earn 16% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 15% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Notre Dame 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
11Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$111,073$112,929#21$86,176

Other Majors at University of Notre Dame by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$160,313$99,222#3 of 452
Computer and Information Sciences$142,970$96,517#20 of 459
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$124,557$83,810#7 of 126
Mathematics and Statistics$123,663$89,689#3 of 9
Management Information Systems and Services$122,821$78,507#4 of 166
Economics$122,637$76,299#26 of 368
Accounting and Related Services$115,909$76,878#12 of 796
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$112,828$85,861#24 of 258
Business/Commerce$111,444$73,170#7 of 271
Physics$110,029—#3 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$103,022$81,057#14 of 59
Biological and Physical Sciences$102,801$75,418#1 of 33
Mechanical Engineering$99,859$84,999#42 of 318
Political Science and Government$94,297$55,316#9 of 565
Mathematics$92,118$65,302#38 of 309
Marketing$91,088$63,906#19 of 516
Civil Engineering$85,781$74,499#108 of 233
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$85,619$46,030#6 of 225
Design and Applied Arts$83,414$46,825#8 of 299
Architecture$82,983$62,957#1 of 78
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$75,950$64,675#40 of 46
Area Studies$75,832$35,304#5 of 70
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$71,769—
History$70,423$39,522#23 of 459
Psychology$69,793—#28 of 1027
Sociology$69,704$35,915#16 of 462
International/Globalization Studies—$69,362—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$65,458$24,615#28 of 67
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$64,880$37,531#1 of 255
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$64,152—#6 of 103

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Notre Dame chemical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $83,377 one year after graduating and $113,614 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Notre Dame rank for chemical engineering?

Among 158 colleges reporting earnings for chemical engineering graduates, University of Notre Dame ranks #8 by median pay four years after graduation, and #4 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is chemical engineering at University of Notre Dame worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% more than the national median for chemical engineering ($98,158), and the median federal debt at graduation is $16,750.

← All data for University of Notre Dame · 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.