Chemical Engineering at Texas A & M University-Kingsville

Kingsville, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 29 graduates a year

$55,622
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$97,811
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$98,158
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#69 of 158
Rank by pay
#77 of 158
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,900
Median federal debt

Texas A & M University-Kingsville 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 23% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas A & M University-Kingsville 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
…
66University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT$98,215$93,085#104$73,841
67University of Kentucky Lexington, KY$98,003$110,969#28$65,389
68University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$97,990$86,290#135$72,514
69Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX$97,811$99,445#77$55,622
70Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA$97,781$89,039#123$79,721
71University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$97,656$88,861#124$57,540
72New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ$97,371$85,461#138$66,617

Other Majors at Texas A & M University-Kingsville by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,810$77,971#183 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$88,830$56,135#220 of 318
Petroleum Engineering$77,469$43,257#19 of 19
Civil Engineering$75,033$66,429#226 of 233
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$71,207$50,039#44 of 51
Architectural Engineering$70,912$55,459#16 of 16
Marketing$64,558$32,084#304 of 516
Agriculture$58,245$41,646#12 of 43
Accounting and Related Services$57,677$41,047#745 of 796
Music$57,117$56,072#15 of 268
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$56,170$32,302#208 of 610
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$55,231$46,123#100 of 207
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$53,019$22,853#180 of 215
Business Administration, Management and Operations$52,629$32,003#1025 of 1176
Criminal Justice and Corrections$49,907$34,401#494 of 660
Computer and Information Sciences—$47,940—
Plant Sciences$47,878$34,744#37 of 44
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$45,199$27,918#127 of 172
Psychology$45,020$33,220#801 of 1027
Animal Sciences$44,214$20,036#63 of 78
Biology$42,405$27,493#811 of 841
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$41,679—#69 of 70
Criminology$40,965$30,490#113 of 113
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$40,816$34,474#9 of 11
Communication and Media Studies$37,038$20,175#646 of 660

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas A & M University-Kingsville chemical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $55,622 one year after graduating and $97,811 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas A & M University-Kingsville rank for chemical engineering?

Among 158 colleges reporting earnings for chemical engineering graduates, Texas A & M University-Kingsville ranks #69 by median pay four years after graduation, and #77 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is chemical engineering at Texas A & M University-Kingsville worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for chemical engineering ($98,158), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,900.

← All data for Texas A & M University-Kingsville · 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.