2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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'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 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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for chem eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Villanova University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for chemical engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Villanova are $59,020 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Villanova is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for chemical engineering students. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UD are $36,880 a year.
UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The excellent programs at Bucknell University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Lewisburg.
Bucknell undergraduate students pay an average of $59,802 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 27 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornell are $61,015 per year.
Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lehigh are $57,470 per year.
Lehigh excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Manhattan College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.
Manhattan undergraduate students pay an average of $47,220 in tuition and fees each year.
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value chemical engineering programs. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students pay an average of $58,524 in tuition and fees each year.
Carnegie Mellon also made our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #2.
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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for chemical engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UMCP is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for chemical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMBC are $28,470 a year.
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University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.
UPenn also took the #4 spot in our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 305 |
| Pennsylvania | 206 |
| Maryland | 93 |
| New Jersey | 108 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
| Delaware | 33 |
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Majors Related to Chem Eng
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 25 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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