Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Stillwater, OK · Bachelor's Degree · about 64 graduates a year

$82,466
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$98,557
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$98,158
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#62 of 158
Rank by pay
#29 of 158
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,500
Median federal debt

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus graduates in chemical engineering earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 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
…
59Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$98,851$105,489#45$77,455
60Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ$98,782$86,699#132$79,339
61Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY$98,679$93,922#99$78,263
62Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK$98,557$110,656#29$82,466
63Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN$98,341$105,502#43$82,394
64University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$98,244$108,937#35$75,680
65Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA$98,240$113,720#20$79,157

Other Majors at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$101,279$72,820#113 of 189
Fire Protection$99,557$75,503#4 of 19
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,447$74,250#161 of 258
Industrial Engineering$94,692$69,486#60 of 94
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$91,249$68,226#48 of 59
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$90,291$78,417#15 of 46
Mechanical Engineering$89,436$69,905#206 of 318
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$89,342$73,900#28 of 43
Civil Engineering$86,890$71,176#95 of 233
Computer and Information Sciences$85,641$61,514#232 of 459
Agricultural Engineering$83,517$65,494#16 of 26
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$82,326$74,056#635 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$81,340$56,916#179 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$81,039$50,943#241 of 796
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$76,400$61,141#51 of 61
Air Transportation$75,469$45,682#40 of 52
Architectural Sciences and Technology$73,075$56,272#7 of 22
Architecture$70,123—#26 of 78
Business/Managerial Economics$69,153$40,413#63 of 84
International Business$66,385$40,442#84 of 115
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$64,678$45,366#31 of 67
Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,062$45,200#622 of 1176
Political Science and Government$63,977$33,484#222 of 565
Marketing$62,716$44,366#350 of 516
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$62,404—#55 of 225
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$61,369$25,076#7 of 50
Agricultural Business and Management$60,830$45,095#53 of 77
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$59,979$38,040#39 of 49
Philosophy$59,640—#33 of 86
Biology$59,081$26,025#373 of 841

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Oklahoma State University-Main Campus chemical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $82,466 one year after graduating and $98,557 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Oklahoma State University-Main Campus rank for chemical engineering?

Among 158 colleges reporting earnings for chemical engineering graduates, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus ranks #62 by median pay four years after graduation, and #29 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is chemical engineering at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for chemical engineering ($98,158), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,500.

← All data for Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · 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.