If you are pursuing a degree for the first time, you can go for your Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree. A Bachelor's degree is the more popular choice, as it is required for most entry-level engineering jobs. Your curriculum will likely be full of challenging and rigorous engineering courses like Cell & Tissue Engineering, Chemical Process Control, and Biomass Refinery Operations.

Lab time is a critical component of your engineering education, so be sure to get into the lab as often as you can. Lab hours give you the opportunity to work with engineering materials, chemicals, and engineering techniques.

There are two post-graduate degree options you can pursue if you want to work in chemical engineering research. A Master's degree only takes two years. However, a PhD requires about seven years, since you must write and defend a thesis.