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Where Chemical and Environmental Engineering Converge

On-the-job learning and hot research topics – like aerosols, environmental biotechnology, water reuse, semiconductor manufacturing, renewable energy, and resource recovery — draw students from near and far to UA chemical and environmental engineering — and keep them there.

Join a community where research is a core focus and all students are prepared to succeed, a place where everyone knows your name. Learn from some of the best minds in chemical engineering and environmental engineering alongside some of the highest achieving students at the University of Arizona.

Vicki Karanikola

By the Numbers

5th

highest starting salary, chemical engineering major
(U.S. News @ World Report)

$4.8M

annual research expenditures (2025)

8 +

research centers and labs

#3

water resources research
U.S. public schools, global ranking
(US News & World Report)

Top 10

best college majors for the future
(Best College Reviews)

Top 50

universities in the nation
(Center for World University Rankings)

Engineering together

“One of the best things that we do in our College of Engineering is make sure everyone can work on a team... There are no more silos of engineers.”

Byron Hempel, CHEE assistant professor of practice