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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in New Jersey

4 Colleges
$64,482 Avg Salary
$24,805 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #43 most popular major in New Jersey with 108 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in New Jersey

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

Top New Jersey Schools in Chemical Engineering

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the best school in New Jersey for chemical engineering students. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

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Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

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The excellent programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in New Jersey. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for chemical engineering students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 4 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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