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Chemical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Chemical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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 Wisconsin - Madison stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 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.

UW - Madison Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Chemical Engineering Rankings

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 Master’s Program

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

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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.

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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

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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