Chemical Engineering at University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 46 graduates a year

$73,841
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$98,215
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$98,158
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#66 of 158
Rank by pay
#104 of 158
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,000
Median federal debt

University of Utah 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 19% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Utah 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
…
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
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

Other Majors at University of Utah by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$137,329$90,282#46 of 349
Computer Engineering$114,197$89,605#58 of 189
Information Science/Studies$105,127$70,833#11 of 148
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,793$68,066#50 of 452
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$96,353$68,783#47 of 118
Accounting and Related Services$94,253$60,992#81 of 796
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$91,361$75,654#227 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$91,127$70,999#162 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,243$69,565#502 of 966
Civil Engineering$85,097$72,156#117 of 233
Economics$84,146$64,386#145 of 368
Marketing$83,511$56,011#56 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$81,252$53,806#126 of 1176
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$78,989$67,965#32 of 93
Physics$77,158$38,748#60 of 107
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$75,686$47,950#2 of 137
Chemistry$71,276$41,275#69 of 209
Mathematics$71,059$48,842#149 of 309
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$69,027—#4 of 19
Urban Studies/Affairs$68,928—#10 of 30
Political Science and Government$68,490$45,112#150 of 565
Architecture$67,987—#36 of 78
International/Globalization Studies$65,703$36,883#23 of 87
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$64,568$45,868#41 of 225
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$64,356$37,920#68 of 610
Communication and Media Studies$63,309$43,801#109 of 660
Biology$62,950$39,212#247 of 841
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$62,867$49,446#57 of 138
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$61,081$54,604#24 of 680
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$59,855$37,009#6 of 63

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Utah chemical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $73,841 one year after graduating and $98,215 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Utah rank for chemical engineering?

Among 158 colleges reporting earnings for chemical engineering graduates, University of Utah ranks #66 by median pay four years after graduation, and #104 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is chemical engineering at University of Utah worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for chemical engineering ($98,158), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,000.

← All data for University of Utah · 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.