Overview

Department of Chemical Engineering / Department of Chemical Engineering is located in Houghton, MI, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
(Graduate Certificate)	Engineering sustainability and resilience
(Graduate Certificate)	Profit-increasing strategies in chemical processing
Master of Science (MS)	Chemical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Chemical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	8
Doctoral Degrees	8
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE not required Thesis Required for some Thesis, Report or Course work option
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE not required Comp Exam Required Thesis Required 30 credits beyond master's degree, Complete all course work and research credits, Pass Qualifying Examination, Pass Research Proposal Examination, Prepare and Submit Approved Dissertation, Pass Final Oral Defense

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

250

Applied

36

Accepted

7

Enrolled

Applying

0

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE not required
Master's Degree Requirements	Student Statements Official Transcripts Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale 2 letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE not required
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Student Statements Official Transcripts Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale 2 letters of recommendation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 0

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Mineral processing, polymer processing, catalysis/reaction engineering and sustainability, sensors and microdevices, bioprocessing and bioseparations
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,955,971

Location & Contact

Address Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI  49931
United States

Contact Dr. Pradeep K. Agrawal
Department Chair
Email: pkagrawa@mtu.edu
Phone: -487-1870
Fax: 906-487-3213

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