Chemical Engineering at The University of Alabama

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 The University of Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840.

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.

UA Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UA Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at UA 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at The University of Alabama.

UA Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UA since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at UA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	66
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UA Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	171

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Environmental 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Engineers	3,730	$115,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400
Chemical Engineers	470	$112,780

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 Deutschlandreform under License

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