University of Chicago PhD in Engineering

12 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Engineering is a program of study at University of Chicago. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Engineering from UChicago Cost?

$61,548 Average Tuition and Fees

UChicago Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at UChicago paid an average of $2,010 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$60,300	$60,300
Fees	$1,248	$1,248

Does UChicago Offer an Online PhD in Engineering?

UChicago does not offer an online option for its engineering doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UChicago Online Learning page.

UChicago Doctorate Student Diversity for Engineering

12 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

33.3% Women

33.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 12 students received their doctor’s degree in engineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 33.3% of the engineering students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in engineering at UChicago in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 12%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PhD in Engineering Focus Areas at UChicago

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering	12

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.

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