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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

27 Colleges
$66,596 Avg Salary
$24,551 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Chemical Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Schools

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the best school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#2

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

The excellent programs at Bucknell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lewisburg.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best chemical engineering programs. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

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University of Delaware did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for chemical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 305
Pennsylvania 206
Maryland 93
New Jersey 108
District of Columbia 1
Delaware 33

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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova.

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