Chemical Engineering is as hard and as easy as other Engineering streams. You can get a decent job easily if you have a good knowledge of Chemical Enginnering unlike other Engineering streams. Various sectors have demand for Chemical(Process Engineer) as they are jack of all trades. read more
Long story short, yes it is hard. I'm an engineering major but not chemical and they by far have the toughest course load of any other engineering concentration. Our dean likes to say that all engineering majors are hard but there's different degrees of difficulty. read more