chem eng or chem

got unconditional chem eng offer from edi, with free tuition. also got chemistry offer from imperial, conditional.
which one would be better in terms of jobs and employability, i don’t really know what i’d like to do after graduating and would like to keep as many options open as possible.
i feel like chem eng has better prospects, and it’s also cheaper for me to study in edinburgh but imperial has a better reputation and london has so many opportunities. is the difference in graduate salary vastly different between these two unis and degrees?

Chem eng for sure if you want to keep options open. It's kind of a no brainer in that regard (No disrespect to Chemistry students intended)
I'm currently studying chem eng and you could end up in Chemistry pretty easily. In fact I'm doing a chemistry related placement soon. It doesn't really work the other way round though. Also grad salaries tend to be higher for chem eng.
In terms of Uni, of course Imperial is the better one, but edi isn't a bad shout either at all.
All in all it depends if you're into chemistry more or engineering. Purely from a practical standpoint though (i.e job prospects and salary) chem eng is clear.
I do feel the need to insist how little chemistry chem eng is though
That being said, seeing as you're getting pretty good offers I don't doubt your ability to make either situation work for you.

hey thanks for the detailed response, i appreciate it! yeah i applied both courses because i wasn’t sure if i wanted to do something more chemistry or more physics/maths. i’m currently leaning towards an engineering degree as i’ve enjoyed maths and physics a lot more than expected this year, and i’m interested in that area. i’m just afraid that maybe after two years of uni i suddenly decide i want to go into finance or patent law or something, and maybe an imperial degree would look nicer to employers.
in your opinion, do you think it’s easy to transition from chem eng into another sector that uses the same skills, like data science, software engineering, accounting, etc?
it’s all so scary, i just want to make the most informed decision so i don’t regret it in the future.

It definitely is. It's actually a pretty common occurrence that Chemical Engineers get jobs in finance. A couple of years ago I read a stat that there was a year where 40% of Imperial College Chemical Engineering grads got jobs in finance which is an insane figure.
Anyways, I currently know a lot of my friends are planning to go into finance when they graduate. They have also been completing finance-related spring weeks, internships etc in preparation. In fact, a few of them started this degree knowing full well they'd transition to finance and not work a day as an Engineer haha.
This is because they knew how possible it was with this degree and wanted to upskill themselves in another area just because they could.
As for areas such as patent law, I know of people in both Chemistry and Chemical Engineering that have transitioned there. I suppose they're just specialising in different areas of it? I'm not entirely sure about that one, to be honest.
All in all, the number of sectors and different job types available to you from a Chemical Engineering degree cannot be understated in the slightest and is one of the main reasons I chose it as a degree.
Might be a bit of bias tho aha

ahhh right i see. i think you’ve convinced me to do engineering! you speak highly of chem eng lol, i take it you’re enjoying it? would u mind telling me what uni you’re at right now?