Chemical Engineering at Villanova University

Villanova, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 50 graduates a year

$72,379
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$103,601
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$98,158
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#34 of 158
Rank by pay
#46 of 158
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Villanova University graduates in chemical engineering earn 6% more 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 Villanova 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
…
31University of Delaware Newark, DE$103,910$103,287#53$80,564
32Kettering University Flint, MI$103,868$109,517#33$71,411
33Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$103,728$105,492#44$82,218
34Villanova University Villanova, PA$103,601$105,363#46$72,379
35University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$103,525$101,962#63$75,406
36California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$102,849$93,586#100$69,009
37University of California-Davis Davis, CA$102,649$93,404#101$68,337

Other Majors at Villanova University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$131,996$82,008#11 of 452
Real Estate$131,911$75,702#2 of 25
Computer and Information Sciences$130,585$83,455#24 of 459
Business/Managerial Economics$123,614$82,212#3 of 84
Accounting and Related Services$120,207$77,966#7 of 796
Computer Engineering$119,137$94,228#40 of 189
Management Information Systems and Services$118,712$78,703#5 of 166
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$117,229$90,302#17 of 258
Business Administration, Management and Operations$114,211$61,307#13 of 1176
Mathematics$109,851$75,481#17 of 309
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$109,642$76,606#13 of 126
International Business$103,700$74,529#8 of 115
Marketing$102,222$69,633#6 of 516
Economics$100,288$67,065#65 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$99,540$86,241#133 of 966
Mechanical Engineering$97,556$80,962#57 of 318
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$94,964$45,088#2 of 225
Political Science and Government$83,179$46,549#34 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$81,497$52,294#6 of 660
Civil Engineering$81,038$71,525#178 of 233
Physical Sciences$80,302——
Biology$73,933$31,818#57 of 841
Psychology$73,684$35,462#13 of 1027
English Language and Literature$67,157$37,643#21 of 576
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$67,060$56,549#27 of 265
History$56,080$27,882#114 of 459
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$53,181$25,436#228 of 476
Research and Experimental Psychology—$39,218—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Villanova University chemical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $72,379 one year after graduating and $103,601 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Villanova University rank for chemical engineering?

Among 158 colleges reporting earnings for chemical engineering graduates, Villanova University ranks #34 by median pay four years after graduation, and #46 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is chemical engineering at Villanova University worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for chemical engineering ($98,158), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Villanova 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.