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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Colleges
$61,653 Avg Salary
$22,517 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Chemical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for chemical engineering students. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for chemical engineering students. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #6 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming ranked #7 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

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Montana State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 65
Utah 27
Idaho 9
Montana 6
Wyoming 10

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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 8 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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