Chemical Engineering at University of Idaho

If you plan to study chemical engineering, take a look at what University of Idaho has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and has a total student population of 10,791. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from U of I.

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.

U of I Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

U of I Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at U of I 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.

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from U of I. This makes it the #71 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of U of I Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at U of I is $66,101. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allchem eng bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at U of I

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

U of I Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 chem eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from U of I, about 79% were men and 21% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at U of I 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 Idaho with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

U of I Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

The chem eng program at U of I awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

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

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

U of I also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Materials 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 ID, the home state for University of Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,380	$117,930
Engineers	370	$110,270
Chemical Engineers	240	$114,140
Engineering Professors	220	$111,330

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 Davidlharlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.