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Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 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.

UIC Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at UIC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UIC does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UIC Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UIC 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 64 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Engineering Bachelor’s Program

27% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	127
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	138
White	172
International Students	73
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

UIC Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	33
International Students	126
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	222
Electrical Engineering	162
Civil Engineering	133
Biomedical Engineering	115
Chemical Engineering	85
Industrial Engineering	67
Computer Engineering	60
Other Engineering	14
General Engineering	9
Construction Engineering	6
Engineering Physics	4

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 Illinois at 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
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