Materials Science Engineering or Chemical Engineering
I guys I am just trying whether i should apply to materials science engineering or chemical engineering for my undergraduate degree. If anyone has experience with either of these degrees I would appreciate your perspective. I would also like to know the job opportunities, salaries and companies that hire these graduates, and which universities are best for each degree.
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much!
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So first of all, they are very different degrees, on one side you have Chemical engineering which is mostly involved in the scale up of chemical reaction, focusing on efficiency and etc. for MSE your focusing on the development of new materials for things such as aerospace, drug delivery, using drug delivery etc. I would suggest focus on what you want to get out of the degree and what type of work you want to do. ChemEng is much harder as a degree (they are both engineering so they will be difficult) as the math involved is more complex. I've done more looking into ChemEng so the good unis are like Oxbridge (obviously) Imperial, nottingham, manchester, loughborough, for chemical engineers the type of companies that will hire you could be like coca cola, P&G, shell, BP. Im sure the salary for materials is decent probably from the 30s-50s early on but I know that Chemical Engineers range from 30-60 with a much higher earning potential
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by ojada74I guys I am just trying whether i should apply to materials science engineering or chemical engineering for my undergraduate degree. If anyone has experience with either of these degrees I would appreciate your perspective. I would also like to know the job opportunities, salaries and companies that hire these graduates, and which universities are best for each degree.
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much!
As @ChasingGrades123 says, they are quite different degrees. There are a lot more opportunities for chemical engineering graduates - but there are also a lot more graduates chasing them. Materials is a somewhat niche field, but a very important one. Typically only a small number of materials engineers are required compared to other disciplines (chemical, mechanical, electrical etc.), and maybe not all companies will recruit materials engineering graduates each year, but once in and with some experience gained there is generally good demand for them.
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