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Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

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Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

If you plan to study chemical engineering, take a look at what The University of Texas at Austin has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 164 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from UT Austin.

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 Austin Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at UT Austin compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Austin 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 2
Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 5

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UT Austin. This makes it the #57 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Austin Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $77,308. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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Chem Eng Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 164 chem eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Austin, about 59% were men and 41% 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 Austin since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chem eng bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 69
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 58
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

UT Austin Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

38% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in chem eng from UT Austin in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 31 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Architectural and Engineering Managers 12,920 $167,280
Engineers 10,710 $113,370
Chemical Engineers 7,870 $147,720
Engineering Professors 3,890 $123,200

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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