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. In 2021, 33 chem eng majors received their bachelor's degree from Illinois Tech.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

Online Classes Are Available at Illinois Tech

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Illinois Tech does offer online education options in chem eng for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Illinois Tech Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at Illinois Tech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools	22
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	76
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools	117
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Illinois Tech. This makes it the #11 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from Illinois Tech Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Illinois Tech is $63,314. This is less than $66,101, which is the national average of all chem eng majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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, 55% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Illinois Tech since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	12
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Illinois Tech Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 chem eng majors earned their master's degree from Illinois Tech. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were 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	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Illinois Tech also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.