Chemical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

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.

UW - Madison Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at UW - Madison 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	63
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW - Madison 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.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	2
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Madison. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	121

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Systems Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Geoscience Engineering
• Nuclear 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,530	$122,400
Engineers	910	$86,600
Engineering Professors	500	$103,980
Chemical Engineers	320	$92,310

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 Czar under License

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