Chemical Engineering at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 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.

U of U Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

U of U Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at U of U 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 U of U

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

U of U Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

U of U Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from U of U, 58% 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 Utah with a master's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

The following chem eng concentations are available at University of Utah. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Utah. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	89

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• General Engineering
• Geoscience 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,230	$128,980
Engineers	1,160	$89,810
Engineering Professors	320	$120,110
Chemical Engineers	130	$95,000

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.