MS

Chemical Engineering Master's Degree

Online Program Overview

Degree Level
Master's Degree
Total Credits
30
Delivery
Fully Online
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Minimum GPA
3.0
Qualifying Exam
GRE Required

Chemical engineering is a highly interdisciplinary field concerned with materials and processes at the heart of a broad range of technologies. Practicing chemical engineers are the experts in charge of the development and production of diverse products in traditional chemical industries as well as many emerging new technologies. The chemical engineer guides the passage of the product from the laboratory to the marketplace, from ideas and prototypes to functioning articles and processes, from theory to reality. This requires a remarkable depth and breadth of understanding of physical and chemical aspects of materials and their production.

The expertise of chemical engineers is essential to production, marketing, and application in such areas as pharmaceuticals, high-performance materials in the aerospace and automotive industries, biotechnologies, semiconductors in the electronics industry, paints and plastics, petroleum refining, synthetic fibers, artificial organs, biocompatible implants and prosthetics and numerous others. Increasingly, chemical engineers are involved in new technologies employing highly novel materials whose unusual response at the molecular level endows them with unique properties. Examples include environmental technologies, emerging biotechnologies of major medical importance employing DNA- or protein-based chemical sensors, controlled-release drugs, new agricultural products, and many others.

Online learning requires tremendous diligence on the part of the student; but, only with CVN could I get a Masters in engineering from an Ivy League school while working full-time. My MSEE from Columbia University did not guarantee me a promotion, but I would not have been promoted without it.
Steve Schiveley, Intel

Admissions Requirements

Degree required for admission: Students admitted to the program must possess an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering. Students with a background in science, mathematics, physics, biochemistry, pharmacy or other related field may be considered for application only as an exception after review by the Chemical Engineering department and generally only if their academic record is missing a few of the required courses. Applicants should have a strong undergraduate record to be competitive for admission. 

GPA required: Minimum of 3.0 

GRE requirements: General test required 

Other application requirements: 3 recommendation letters, transcripts, resume, and a personal-professional statement are required. If you have not earned a degree from an undergraduate or graduate institution in which the instructional language was English, you may be required to take the TOEFL/IELTS. All application requirements in the Graduate Application must be completed as specified in the application. 

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Students must complete all core courses (described below) and selected electives (described below) for a total of 30 graduate points of academic work via CVN with an academic average of 2.5 or better. All degree requirements must be completed within 5 years of the beginning of the first course credited toward the degree. This includes courses taken in the non-degree program.

Description

Core Courses (12 credits):

The core courses provide a student with a foundation in the fundamentals of Chemical Engineering. The core courses contribute 12 points of graduate credit toward the degree. Students must complete the following:

  • CHEN E4010: Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering
  • CHEN E4110: Transport Phenomena III
  • CHAP E4120: Statistical Mechanics Or CHEN E4130: Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
  • CHEN E4330: Advanced Chemical Kinetics

Course List

Elective Courses (18 credits):

18 points of 4000 or 6000-level courses are required. Each of these courses must be approved by the advisor, as appropriate.

Thesis:

No thesis or project is required. Students may take up to a maximum of six points of Master's Research (CHEN E9400) for credit. Those students that pursue this Master's Research typically do so after completion of the Core Course requirements.

Tuition & Fees

2023–2024 Tuition & Fees

Please note that all tuition and fees are in U.S. dollars and are estimated. Tuition and most fees are prescribed by statute and are subject to change at the discretion of the Trustees.

CVN Credit Tuition: $2,584.00 per point (Credit Hour)
CVN Fee: $395 non-refundable fee per course
Transcript Fee: $105 non-refundable one-time fee
Tuition Deposit: $1,000 (More information on our Resources page)

Estimated cost of one nondegree course: $8,252.00
Estimated total cost of certification (four courses): $32,693.00

Estimated total cost of MS (ten courses): $81,575.00
*Estimated total cost of DES (ten courses plus a minimum of 12 research credits): $112,583.00

Graduate Admission Application Fee: $85 non-refundable one-time fee 
Certification Program Application Fee: $85 non-refundable one-time fee 

Late Registration Fee: $100 non-refundable fee

CVN Withdrawal Fee: $75, plus prorated tuition and all non-refundable fees
For example: A three-credit course would be $7,752 + transcript fee $105 (one-time) + CVN fee $395 = $8,252

*Assumes DES student enrolls in two six-credit research courses.

For Drop/Withdrawal fees and dates, refer to the Academic Calendar for the current term.

Please note: CVN no longer offers courses for audit.

Payment should be mailed to:

Attn: Shewanna House
Accounting & Business Management
Senior Student Services Rep
Payments & Deposits
210 Kent Hall, Mail Code 9205
1140 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027

Before you mail your check or money order, please take careful note of the following requirements to ensure the timely processing of your payment: https://sfs.columbia.edu/content/pay-mail.

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