Chemical Engineering, MS/PhD
Explore cutting-edge topics in chemical engineering and prepare for industry with a choice of concentrations in strategic areas like biotechnology and renewable energy.
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 in charge of the development and production of diverse products in traditional chemical industries as well as many emerging new technologies.
In the MS/PhD program in Chemical Engineering at Columbia Engineering, you’ll join a department exploring the potential of chemical engineering to develop breakthroughs impacting some of the world’s greatest challenges in areas like green energy, sustainable materials, and medicine. Our PhD students are a small and highly selective group who will go on to be the leaders and innovators of tomorrow's Chemical Engineering field in both academic and industry settings.
About the MS/PhD Track
If you have not already earned an MS degree and are looking to pursue a doctoral degree, you should apply for admission to the MS/PhD track program.
Why Earn Your MS/PhD in Chemical Engineering at Columbia?
Columbia gives you a rigorous Ivy League education in the heart of a vibrant global city for unmatched opportunities and impact.
As a student, you’ll benefit from:
- New York City
Join top talent in one of the world’s most exciting and influential cities. Students choose Columbia Engineering over MIT, Berkeley, and others because of the New York City ecosystem of research and enterprise that can’t be found anywhere else.
- Incredible Research Opportunities
Engage with research across a broad range of areas in the Department of Chemical Engineering and beyond. Faculty are working on projects in biopolymers, protein engineering, carbon capture, the biochemistry of DNA sequencing, and more, while centers like the multidisciplinary Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center are developing sustainable technologies to address pressing global problems.
- Holistic Expertise
Tackle challenges from many angles to find nuanced solutions. Faculty within Chemical Engineering collaborate with experts at Columbia in other areas, like public policy, environmental science, and public health, which will expand your perspective and help you learn to develop responsible technologies that keep the big picture in mind.
- Columbia University
With a PhD from Columbia, you’ll join one of the world’s most international, accomplished networks of researchers and alumni. Your Ivy League credential will open doors wherever you go and the relationships you build here will accelerate your career.