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. Of the 5,356 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville in 2021, 98 of them were chemical engineering majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

UT Knoxville Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	54
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #71 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UT Knoxville Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Knoxville is $52,711. 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 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

Of the 98 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chem eng from UT Knoxville in 2021, 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Knoxville since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 76% 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	13
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	74
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Knoxville Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in chem eng from UT Knoxville. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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