University of Illinois at Chicago PhD in Engineering

72 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Engineering is a program of study at University of Illinois at Chicago. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Engineering from UIC Cost?

$17,121 Average Tuition and Fees

UIC Graduate Tuition and Fees

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

Does UIC Offer an Online PhD in Engineering?

Online degrees for the UIC engineering doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UIC Online Learning page.

UIC Doctorate Student Diversity for Engineering

72 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

30.6% Women

8.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 72 students received their doctor’s degree in engineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 30.6% of the students who received their PhD in engineering in 2019-2020 were women. 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 UIC in 2019-2020, 8.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	17
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PhD in Engineering Focus Areas at UIC

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering	16
Chemical Engineering	8
Civil Engineering	12
Electrical Engineering	14
Materials Engineering	2

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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