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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

6 Colleges
$112,828 Avg Salary

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

Chemical Engineering is the #75 most popular major in Texas with 184 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for chem eng majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Texas Schools for a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our analysis found Rice University to be the best school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in Texas. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 Texas list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

With a ranking of #6, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Lamar University is a large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 51
Oklahoma 22
New Mexico 14

Chemical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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).
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