Chemical Engineering at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834.

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.

UChicago Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UChicago Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at UChicago 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UChicago since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 University of Chicago with a bachelor's in chem eng.

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 Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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

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 Chemical Engineering

If you plan to be a chem eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering	55

Related Majors

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Engineers	4,000	$87,220
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010
Chemical Engineers	880	$94,830

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

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