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Chemical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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 #53 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

36% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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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.

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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

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

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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.

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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

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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