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

9 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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

Check out the chem eng doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best school in the Plains States Region for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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#8

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 65
Minnesota 32
Iowa 18
Kansas 11
Nebraska 2
North Dakota 5
South Dakota 11

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

Majors Similar to Chem Eng

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 9 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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