Chemical Engineering at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Iowa.

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.

Iowa Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Iowa Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at Iowa 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 chem eng major at Iowa 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
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools	68
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools	99
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	111
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools	149

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Iowa. This makes it the #118 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #106 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Iowa Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $64,942. This is less than $66,101, which is the national average of all chem eng majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 48 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chem eng from Iowa in 2021, 65% were men and 35% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	38
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 chem eng majors earned their master's degree from Iowa. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa 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	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• General Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Industrial 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,120	$119,230
Engineers	1,960	$78,230
Engineering Professors	570	$116,060
Chemical Engineers	250	$107,490

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.