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Chemical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Chemical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received their master's degree in chem eng.

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.

UIUC Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIUC Chemical Engineering Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

50% Women
63% 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.

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In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 46% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 0
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Architectural and Engineering Managers 9,760 $136,270
Engineers 4,000 $87,220
Engineering Professors 1,330 $114,010
Chemical Engineers 880 $94,830

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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