Chemical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

What traits are you looking for in a chem eng school? To help you decide if The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chem eng program.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559.

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.

UT Knoxville Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at UT Knoxville 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at UT Knoxville 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Knoxville Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from UT Knoxville, 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

If you plan to be a chem eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	112

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Engineers	4,250	$82,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Chemical Engineers	710	$106,830
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480

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 Nightryder84 under License

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