Chemical Engineering at University of Alabama in Huntsville

Every chemical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chem eng program at University of Alabama in Huntsville stacks up to those at other schools.

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and has a total student population of 9,999. In 2021, 38 chem eng majors received their bachelor's degree from UAH.

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.

UAH Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng

UAH Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at UAH 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 Focused Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools	78
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from UAH Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAH is $59,187. 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 UAH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at University of Alabama in Huntsville.

UAH Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students earned a bachelor's degree in chem eng from UAH. About 34% of these graduates were women and the other 66% were men.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at UAH 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAH also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• General 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Engineers	3,730	$115,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400
Chemical Engineers	470	$112,780

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.