by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of Illinois at Chicago. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UIC was $993 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $692 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,799 | $23,714 |
| Fees | $3,322 | $3,322 |
The median early career salary of engineering students who receive their master’s degree from UIC is $73,635 per year. That is 14% lower than the national average of $85,820.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the engineering master’s degree program at UIC. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UIC Online Learning page.
About 37.5% of the students who received their MS in engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.1%.
Around 50.0% of engineering master’s degree recipients at UIC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 26 |
| Chemical Engineering | 13 |
| Civil Engineering | 48 |
| Electrical Engineering | 83 |
| Materials Engineering | 5 |
*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.
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