Chemical Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study chemical engineering, take a look at what University of Virginia - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 25,628.

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.

University of Virginia Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at University of Virginia 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 University of Virginia since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chem eng bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

University of Virginia Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

20% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Virginia - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	64

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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Engineers	4,190	$118,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Chemical Engineers	980	$111,440

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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