Chemical Engineering, MSCHE

About the Program

The Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University has been educating future leaders in chemical engineering for over 100 years. This tradition of excellence is combined with a passion to push the boundaries of chemical engineering as it pertains to energy solutions, clean water production, advanced manufacturing, pharmaceutical innovation, biological engineering, and the improvement of human health. With over 30 faculty members, including 6 National Academy of Engineering (NAE) members and 2 National Medal of Technology recipients, leading teams of postdoctoral researchers and graduate students who are performing cutting-edge research, the research portfolio of the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering is continuously evolving to address the most pressing needs of society. Critical to this success is the interdisciplinary nature of the experimental, computational, and theoretical work we perform. 

Because of this world-class training and the paradigm-shifting results that occur during their educational experiences, M.S. and Ph.D. alumni from the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering have the skills and creative thinking abilities that allow them to be leaders in academia, national laboratories, government and policy roles, private consulting corporations, and in chemical industry. In this way, our graduates continue to shape the future of chemical engineering and its related fields.

For Master’s students, the Davidson School offers a thesis or non-thesis option, as well as a one year, Professional Master’s program. See below for each set of requirements.

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Program Requirements - Thesis

30 Credits Required

Program Requirements - Non-Thesis

30 Credits Required

Program Requirements - Professional Master’s

30 Credits Required

Concentrations

Departmental concentrations:

• Biochemical Engineering Concentration for Chemical Engineering, MSCHE  
• Data Science Concentration for Chemical Engineering, MSCHE  
• Energy System Fundamentals and Processes Concentration for Chemical Engineering, MSCHE  
• Gas and Petroleum Engineering Concentration for Chemical Engineering, MSCHE  
• Kinetics, Catalysis, and Reaction Engineering Concentration for Chemical Engineering, MSCHE  
• Particulate Production and Process Professional
• Pharmaceutical Engineering Concentration for Chemical Engineering, MSCHE  (West Lafayette & Indianpolis)
• Polymer Science and Engineering Concentration for Chemical Engineering, MSCHE  

Interdisciplinary concentrations:

• Computational Engineering Concentration (GR)  
• Computational Life Sciences Concentration (GR)  

GPA Requirements

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