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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 161 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from UA.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

UA Chemical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chem eng programs across the country. The following shows how UA performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	88

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UA. This makes it the #64 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UA Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UA is $65,209. 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 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

Of the 161 chem eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at UA since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 69% 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	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	111
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UA Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 7 chem eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 57% were men and 43% were women.

Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from UA, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UA also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.