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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Tennessee

3 Colleges
$63,253 Avg Salary
$21,166 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #82 most popular major in Tennessee with 24 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. 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 Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Tennessee

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

Top Tennessee Schools in Chemical Engineering

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in Tennessee for chemical engineering students. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.

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Out of the 3 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 3 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 37
Florida 68
Georgia 56
North Carolina 82
Kentucky 16
Louisiana 25
Alabama 35
South Carolina 15
Mississippi 4
Arkansas 6
West Virginia 3

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 3 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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