Chemical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

Every chemical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chem eng program at Illinois Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,325 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Illinois Tech Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
• Master’s Degree in Chem Eng

Illinois Tech Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at Illinois Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Illinois Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Illinois Tech Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chem eng bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Illinois Tech Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology with a master's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

The following chem eng concentations are available at Illinois Institute of Technology. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Illinois Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	73

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Operations Research
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Illinois Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Engineers	4,000	$87,220
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010
Chemical Engineers	880	$94,830

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Thomas Knapp under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.