Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at Illinois Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,325 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Illinois Tech Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Illinois Tech Engineering Rankings

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #96 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Illinois Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Illinois Tech Engineering Master’s Program

30% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	80
International Students	184
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Engineering

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 Illinois Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	75
Mechanical Engineering	70
Chemical Engineering	40
Other Engineering	22
Construction Engineering	21
Civil Engineering	19
Biomedical Engineering	15
Computer Engineering	15
Architectural Engineering	14
Environmental Engineering	10
Operations Research	6
Materials Engineering	5
Engineering Physics	1
Manufacturing Engineering	1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Illinois Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Mechanical Engineers	17,320	$92,030
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Civil Engineers	10,970	$94,570
Industrial Production Managers	10,620	$104,540

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 Thomas Knapp under License

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