Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago
UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 540 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from UIC.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.
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UIC Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Master’s Degree in Engineering
- Doctorate 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 following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at UIC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
---|---|
Most Popular Engineering Schools | 64 |
Most Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 198 |
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 206 |
In 2021, 273 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UIC. This makes it the #45 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
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
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 | 117 |
Black or African American | 21 |
Hispanic or Latino | 127 |
White | 187 |
International Students | 55 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 33 |
UIC Engineering Master’s Program
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 | 21 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
White | 37 |
International Students | 188 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
UIC also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 64 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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 |
Related Majors
- Architecture & Related Services
- Physical Sciences
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Biological & Biomedical Sciences
- Computer & Information Sciences
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
- Image Credit: By Hied5 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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