PhD Chemical Engineering at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The chemical engineering faculty offer you a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in chemical engineering.

What you will study

84 credit hours, a written comprehensive exam, an oral comprehensive exam, a prospectus and a dissertation Required Core (9 credit hours) CHE 533 Transport Processes I (3) CHE 543 Thermodynamics of Chemical Systems (3) CHE 544 Chemical Reactor Engineering (3) Technical Electives (18 credit hours) Other Requirements (5 credit hours) CHE 591 Seminar (5) Research (12 credit hours) CHE 792 Research (12) Additional Research or Electives (28 credit hours) Culminating Experience (12 credit hours) CHE 799 Dissertation (12) Additional Curriculum Information Technical electives are selected from within or outside the chemical engineering program.

Career pathways

Professionals with a chemical engineering doctoral degree have strong opportunities at all levels in research, design and manufacturing at companies of all sizes; at national laboratories (Department of Energy, Department of Defense, NASA); and in academics. Career examples: engineer, engineering manager or director, engineering professor, lecturer, process engineer, research engineer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. All applicants must submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts personal statement resume or curriculum vitae three letters of recommendation proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English is required to achieve a minimum score of 5, or 100 (taken at at testing center) if taken before January 21, 2026, on the TOEFL iBT® exam regardless of their current residency.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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