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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

11 Colleges
$112,828 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #76 most popular major in the country with 2,662 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in the Southwest Region for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #7, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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#8

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 184
Arizona 51
Oklahoma 22
New Mexico 14

One of 39 majors within the area of study, chemical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova.

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