Chemical Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 South Carolina - Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470.

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.

UofSC Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UofSC Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at UofSC 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UofSC since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	45
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UofSC Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Carolina - Columbia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	79

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,770	$132,810
Chemical Engineers	840	$87,880
Engineers	710	$100,750
Engineering Professors	610	$98,390

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
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