Engineering at University of Chicago
UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.
UChicago Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Master’s Degree in Engineering
UChicago Engineering Rankings
The engineering major at UChicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #128 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Engineering Student Demographics at UChicago
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Chicago.
UChicago Engineering Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Chicago with a bachelor's in engineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
White | 15 |
International Students | 8 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
UChicago Engineering Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Chicago with a master's in engineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Engineering
The following engineering concentations are available at University of Chicago. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Chemical Engineering | 55 |
Related Majors
- Natural Resources & Conservation
- Physical Sciences
- Biological & Biomedical Sciences
- Mathematics & Statistics
Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into
A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for University of Chicago.
Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
---|---|---|
Software Applications Developers | 30,500 | $96,610 |
Mechanical Engineers | 17,320 | $92,030 |
Systems Software Developers | 17,130 | $108,570 |
Civil Engineers | 10,970 | $94,570 |
Industrial Production Managers | 10,620 | $104,540 |
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 Leefon under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.