The main focus area for this major is Chemical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Chemical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in chem eng, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UT Knoxville was ranked #94 on College Factual's Best Schools for chem eng list. It is also ranked #2 in Tennessee.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UT Knoxville paid an average of $1,137 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $378 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,332 | $28,522 |
Fees | $1,932 | $2,162 |
Books and Supplies | $1,598 | $1,598 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,856 | $11,856 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,780 | $5,780 |
Learn more about UT Knoxville tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Chem Eng students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Knoxville took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 11% higher than the national average of $22,589.
The median early career salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Knoxville is $60,185 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $62,713.
UT Knoxville does not offer an online option for its chem eng bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Knoxville Online Learning page.
About 40.5% of the students who received their BS in chem eng in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37.4%.
Around 18.9% of chem eng bachelor’s degree recipients at UT Knoxville in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 49 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Chemical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Chemical Engineering | 74 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemical engineering.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 28 |
Agricultural Engineering | 8 |
Biomedical Engineering | 37 |
Civil Engineering | 93 |
Computer Engineering | 14 |
*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.