Engineering at University of Chicago

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,163 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Chicago in 2021, 26 of them were engineering majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

UChicago Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at UChicago compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	167

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UChicago. This makes it the #284 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 26 engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UChicago, about 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UChicago since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UChicago Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 9 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UChicago, about 44% were men and 56% were women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UChicago also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
• Computer & Information 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.