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Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at University of Chicago

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at University of Chicago

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

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 Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UChicago Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering

UChicago Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Rankings

The chemical engineering major at UChicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical & Biomolecular 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 chemical engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemical Engineering Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of chemical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemical 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 chemical engineering.

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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 & Biomolecular Engineering Master’s Program

67% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of chemical engineering master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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

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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

Careers That Chemical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemical 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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