Chemical Engineering
WPI graduates in Chemical Engineering earn an average starting salary of $76,329.
WPI graduates in Chemical Engineering pursue careers as Engineer, Analyst, Researcher, and similar roles at leading organizations such as Pfizer, ExxonMobil, DuPont, Dow Chemical, among others.
Through WPI's project-based curriculum, Chemical Engineering students work on real-world applications including "Recycling Fastefood Waste (Waste Canola Oil into 3D printed Resin)" and "Optimizing Sugar Conversion: Development of \"WPIPIA\"", developing hands-on experience that prepares them for professional success.
Description Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sample Companies that have Hired WPI Chemical Engineering Graduates
Pfizer
ExxonMobil
DuPont
Dow Chemical
BASF
Air Products
Procter & Gamble
3M
Merck
Johnson & Johnson
Chevron
Shell
Sample Graduate Schools
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Northeastern University
Princeton University
University of Minnesota
University of California - Berkeley
Brown University
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Michigan
Average Starting Salary:
$76,329
Learn more about
Chemical Engineering
at WPI.
Sample Job Titles:
Engineer
Analyst
Researcher
Project Manager
Consultant
Designer
Specialist
Coordinator
Sample Major Qualifying Projects:
A Sudy of Biofuel Production Using Molten Salt Catalysts
Dispersants for Crude Oil Spills: Dispersant Behaviour Studies
Efficient Brewery Sanitation
Synthesis of Quantum Dots and Their Use in Environmental Monitoring
Synthesis of Silicalite-1 Aggregate