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Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year.

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

UT Austin Chemical Engineering 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.

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.

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

37% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 62
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 52
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

UT Austin Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 20% went to 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 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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
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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