2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for chem eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for chem eng majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for chemical engineering students. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,732 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Akron Main Campus is a great value for chemical engineering students. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.
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The excellent programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UDayton are $44,890 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UDayton also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for chemical engineering students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great value for chemical engineering students. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Michigan Tech are $39,723 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan Tech also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year.
Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for chemical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OHIO Athens are $22,810 a year.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIUC are $37,632 a year.
UIUC also took the #5 spot in our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value chemical engineering programs. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $27,111 per year.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for chemical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $41,290 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 97 |
| Illinois | 138 |
| Ohio | 146 |
| Indiana | 81 |
| Wisconsin | 23 |
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Chemical Engineering Related Majors for Chem Eng
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 22 schools only.
- 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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