Engineering Chemistry B.S.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to describe the structure and composition of matter.

2. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to plan, execute and properly document the synthesis and characterization of molecular substances including adherence to safety standards.

3. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to apply structural, thermodynamic, and mechanistic principles to the study and description of chemical systems, employing both qualitative and quantitative approaches.

4. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to apply modern instrumentation to the study of the properties of chemical systems.

CAREERS Careers header GRADUATES PURSUE

Analytical Chemist
Chemical /Petroleum Engineer
Environmental Director
Environmental Engineer
Food Scientist / Engineer
Manufacturing Engineering
Materials Scientist
Nanomaterials Chemist
Nuclear Engineer
Pharmaceutical Project Mgr.

SUCCESS RATES

82.1%

6-year graduation rate

4.18

Avg. years to degree

MEDIAN EARNINGS

$90,587

10 years after graduation

$62,867

5 years after graduation

$34,326

1 year after graduation

PLACEMENT2 years after graduation

N/A

Working in New York

31.0%

Continuing Education

Notes

Graduation rates: the percent of students entering in the selected major as first-time, full-time students in a fall term and graduating by August 31 six years later. Average of three most recent reporting years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) Years to degree: the average number of years it takes a student to complete the selected major if they entered as a freshman. Average of the three most recent completion years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23) Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected major based on the 4-digit CIP code at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. U.S. Census, Postsecondary Enrollment Outcomes Explorer. Degree completers from 2001-2018 in 2020 dollars. Working in NY State: the percent of graduates working in New York State two years after graduation. SUNY Wages Dashboard, includes graduates from 2015-18. Continuing education: the percent of students enrolled in a U.S. postsecondary institution, 2 years following graduation. National Student Clearinghouse, includes graduates from 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-2022)