Chemical Engineering at Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 21 graduates a year

$73,333
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$96,134
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$98,158
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#84 of 158
Rank by pay
#114 of 158
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,026
Median federal debt

Manhattan College graduates in chemical engineering earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 27% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Manhattan 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
…
81Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH$96,533$103,015#55$83,706
82West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV$96,503$114,168#17$69,875
83West Virginia University Morgantown, WV$96,503$114,168#18$69,875
84Manhattan College Riverdale, NY$96,134$91,500#114$73,333
85Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$96,025$102,473#60$77,542
86University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$95,989$102,920#57$69,950
87Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$95,968$116,439#11$78,183

Other Majors at Manhattan College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business Administration, Management and Operations—$113,777—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,884$70,961#93 of 258
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,376$55,972#54 of 452
Civil Engineering$95,877$75,290#16 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$92,802$70,841#133 of 318
Accounting and Related Services$92,262$68,992#99 of 796
Computer Engineering$91,394$77,463#165 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$89,305$59,317#203 of 459
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$85,538$64,512#49 of 253
Special Education and Teaching$83,932—#1 of 177
Marketing$78,423$49,398#86 of 516
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$78,264—#7 of 610
Social Sciences$75,745$41,062#4 of 87
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$75,594$26,502#26 of 178
Communication and Media Studies$74,471$44,016#24 of 660
Biology$67,229$35,293#144 of 841
Psychology$64,684$24,727#42 of 1027
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$64,116$51,113#117 of 126
English Language and Literature$60,508$20,013#51 of 576
Political Science and Government$54,486—#443 of 565
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods—$47,564—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Manhattan College chemical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $73,333 one year after graduating and $96,134 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Manhattan College rank for chemical engineering?

Among 158 colleges reporting earnings for chemical engineering graduates, Manhattan College ranks #84 by median pay four years after graduation, and #114 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is chemical engineering at Manhattan College worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for chemical engineering ($98,158), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,026.

← All data for Manhattan 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.