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Chemical Engineering Graduate Outcomes

Graduate Outcomes 2021/22 for full-time UK domiciled first degree Chemical Engineering graduates - 15 months after Bath.

Courses included on this page

On this page find Graduate Outcomes Survey data for 2021/22 leavers for the following course(s):

  • Chemical Engineering BEng/MEng

Note: Information not yet available for Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering MEng (course started 2019/20)

Example job titles

  • Academic Mentor
  • Business Improvement Coordinator
  • Chemical Engineer
  • Commodity Trading Graduate
  • Data Developer
  • Investment Banking Analyst
  • Management Consulting Analyst
  • Process Engineer
  • Project Manager
  • Risk Manager
  • Technical Safety Consultant

Example employers

  • Accenture
  • AstraZeneca
  • Atkins
  • Deloitte
  • Jacobs Engineering
  • Mars
  • Mott Macdonald
  • Procter & Gamble
  • PwC
  • UK Atomic Energy Authority
  • Unilever
  • Wessex Water

Response rates to survey

Response rate
Total in 2021/22 cohort 1 95
% response rate 60%

Graduate Outcomes by activity

Activity summary Percentage
Work for an employer 2 79%
Further study, training or research 2%
Self-employed/own business
Other 3 12%
Unemployed 4 7%
Total 5 100%

Occupations, industries and skills

Chemical engineers transform ideas into products and services to address global challenges. They work on vital projects including clean water provision, waste material recovery, food production, and healthcare improvement. Their process design expertise and critical thinking skills open doors to both engineering and business-focused careers.

Industries

Chemical Engineering graduates work across sectors using chemical processes, from water and energy to food, healthcare, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Employers range from technology start-ups to global corporations. Graduates can also apply their process and analytical skills in finance, business consulting, technology and environmental organisations.

Occupations

Most graduates begin as process engineers, though titles vary by industry. Some work as specialist engineers in areas like nuclear power, while others take roles in production or project engineering. Chemical engineers also work in research and development, creating new products or focusing on environmental solutions. Their mathematical and programming expertise is valued in business, particularly in finance and technology sectors.

Graduate Outcomes explained

The Graduate Outcomes Survey is the UK's largest social survey, capturing the activities and perspectives of graduates 15 months after graduation. The University of Bath has an excellent graduate employment record, featuring in the top ten for graduate prospects in three major national league tables 6. Read more about the survey and overall statistics for Bath's graduates on What do first degree Bath graduates do?

Source: HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey for 2021/22 leavers relating to full-time UK-domiciled first-degree University of Bath graduates, 15 months after leaving university.

Copyright Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited part of Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.

  1. Number rounded to the nearest multiple of five. ↩

  2. Includes paid and unpaid work and voluntary work.  ↩

  3. Includes developing a creative, artistic or professional portfolio, taking time out to travel, caring for someone (unpaid), retired, or doing something else.  ↩

  4. Unemployed may include those due to start work or further study.  ↩

  5. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Activity defined using HESA MIMPACT: identifies what the graduate considered to be their most important activity on census week. ↩

  6. 7th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025, 6th in the Complete University Guide 2025, and 5th in the Guardian University Guide 2025.  ↩

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