2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You
Chemical Engineering is the #76 most popular major in the country with 2,662 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Chemical Engineering Colleges.
Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in the Plains States Region for chemical engineering students. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for chemical engineering students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Kansas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Iowa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for chemical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 65 |
| Minnesota | 32 |
| Iowa | 18 |
| Kansas | 11 |
| Nebraska | 2 |
| North Dakota | 5 |
| South Dakota | 11 |
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Chemical Engineering Related Rankings by Major
One of 39 majors within the area of study, chemical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 12 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).
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