2023 Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Master'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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 130 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the chem eng master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 15% Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the United States. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
With a ranking of #6, Princeton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Vanderbilt University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Bucknell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Washington University in St Louis ranked #9 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Villanova University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
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Cornell University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
North Carolina State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #13 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree chemical engineering programs. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
University of Notre Dame ranked #19 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
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Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 20 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA |
| 21 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 22 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| 23 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 24 | University of Rochester | Rochester, NY |
| 25 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 26 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Chem Eng
Chemical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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