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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Virginia

3 Colleges
$69,960 Avg Salary
$22,917 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #103 most popular major in Virginia with 37 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Virginia

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

Top Virginia Schools in Chemical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in Virginia for chemical engineering students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for chemical engineering students. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for chemical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Chemical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

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
Florida 68
Georgia 56
North Carolina 82
Tennessee 24
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.

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 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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