Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of systems at the interface of chemical engineering and biology, with an emphasis at the molecular level, such as biopharmaceutical processes, protein engineering, metabolic engineering, gene therapy, biomaterials, cell and tissue engineering, and drug delivery. Includes instruction in chemical engineering, thermodynamics, organic chemistry, biochemistry, momentum and heat transfer, cellular and molecular biotechnology, process design, and chemical reactor design.
Degree Statistics
This program is offered at 14 institutions across the United States, with a total of 819 degrees awarded annually.
Associate Degrees
5
degrees awarded
Bachelor's Degrees
150
degrees awarded
Master's Degrees
70
degrees awarded
Doctoral Degrees
48
degrees awarded
Other Awards
546
awards given
Top Schools for Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.
| Rank | Institution | Degrees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | 231 |
| 2 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | 213 |
| 3 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | 117 |
| 4 | Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI | 54 |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | 45 |
| 6 | Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | 30 |
| 7 | Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | 27 |
| 8 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | 24 |
| 9 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | 21 |
| 10 | Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA | 18 |
| 11 | Holmes Community College Goodman, MS | 15 |
| 12 | Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH | 9 |
| 13 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | 9 |
| 14 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | 6 |