Chemical Engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA · Bachelor's Degree · about 74 graduates a year

$74,786
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$114,226
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$98,158
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#7 of 158
Rank by pay
#2 of 158
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 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 18% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 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

Other Majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$106,897$78,915#90 of 189
Petroleum Engineering$103,421$56,605#9 of 19
Mechanical Engineering$99,975$75,311#39 of 318
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$97,208$77,238#154 of 258
Finance and Financial Management Services$95,302$54,408#79 of 452
Industrial Engineering$94,748$65,285#59 of 94
Construction Management$91,660$66,934#37 of 57
Computer Science$89,307$58,697#247 of 349
Civil Engineering$85,627$67,552#110 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$82,617$56,910#225 of 796
Business/Managerial Economics$81,799$42,491#37 of 84
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$80,498$59,150#70 of 126
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$80,129$59,237#29 of 46
Architecture$69,029$42,400#32 of 78
Landscape Architecture$68,140$60,668#8 of 19
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$67,493$42,218#31 of 138
Political Science and Government$67,007$30,771#162 of 565
Geography and Cartography$66,168—#26 of 117
International Business$65,326$49,890#88 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,590$41,232#599 of 1176
Mathematics$64,121$44,136#219 of 309
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$61,045$24,882#38 of 345
Marketing$60,408$40,219#385 of 516
Interior Architecture$58,518$44,511#13 of 17
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$56,413$31,956#199 of 610
Biology$56,019$22,742#490 of 841
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$55,630$18,575#154 of 215
Communication and Media Studies$55,245$38,426#299 of 660
Nutrition Sciences$55,159$26,117#43 of 53
Sociology$54,442$27,846#178 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College chemical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $74,786 one year after graduating and $114,226 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College rank for chemical engineering?

Among 158 colleges reporting earnings for chemical engineering graduates, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranks #7 by median pay four years after graduation, and #2 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is chemical engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% more than the national median for chemical engineering ($98,158), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · 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.