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. Of the 3,083 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Louisville in 2021, 46 of them were chemical engineering majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

UofL Chemical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chem eng programs across the country. The following shows how UofL performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools	106

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UofL. This makes it the #81 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UofL Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofL is $67,646. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 46 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from UofL in 2020-2021, 63% were men and 37% were women.

About 76% 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	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	35
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UofL Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Chemical Engineering from UofL in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from UofL, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UofL also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.