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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region

10 Colleges
$63,395 Avg Salary
$23,936 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, chemical engineering was ranked #76 in the country. In fact 2,662 degrees and certificates were handed out 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. 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.

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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for chem eng majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Schools

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for chemical engineering students. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for chemical engineering students. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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#8

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best chemical engineering programs. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus 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 Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best chemical engineering programs. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 143
Connecticut 9
Rhode Island 3
New Hampshire 7
Maine 7

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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 10 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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