Chemical Engineering at University of Louisville

What traits are you looking for in a chem eng school? To help you decide if University of Louisville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chem eng program.

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 22,211 students attend the school each year.

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.

UofL Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UofL Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at UofL 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #99 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at UofL 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UofL Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

If you plan to be a chem eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Louisville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	53

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil 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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,940	$117,490
Engineers	740	$79,690
Chemical Engineers	380	$101,180
Engineering Professors	170	$80,500

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 Ken Lund under License

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