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Chemical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

If you are interested in studying chemical engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 60 chem eng majors received their bachelor's degree from UIC.

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.

UIC Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIC Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at UIC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at UIC 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 120
Best Chemical Engineering Schools 126

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UIC. This makes it the #26 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from UIC Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $59,645. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng students.

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Chem Eng Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 17
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

UIC Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a master's degree in chem eng from UIC. About 75% were men and 25% were women.

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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 chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UIC also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Illinois at 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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