Best colleges for Chemical Engineering in Texas
Program-level earnings — not school prestige — rank these. Among the Texas programs in the federal field-of-study file, The University of Texas at Austin leads: its Chemical Engineering graduates earn a median $115,423 four years after finishing, against the field's $98,158 national median. (Scorecard field-of-study, 2026.)
| # | College | Grad earnings, 4 yrs | Vs field median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of Texas at Austin | $115,423 | +$17,265 |
| 2 | Rice University | $113,605 | +$15,447 |
| 3 | Texas A&M University-College Station | $111,073 | +$12,915 |
| 4 | University of Houston | $110,184 | +$12,026 |
How big is the earnings gap between Texas Chemical Engineering programs?
$5,239 separates the top and bottom of this list — $115,423 at The University of Texas at Austin against $110,184 at University of Houston, four years after finishing. Same field, same state, same federal measure: where you study moves pay by that much.
Do Texas Chemical Engineering graduates earn more than the national median?
The state's strongest program pays $17,265 above the $98,158 national median for the field. Program-level medians come from federal tax records of graduates who received aid, so they track actual pay rather than advertised salaries.