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2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$44,792 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,395 Avg Salary

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region

Check out the chem eng programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the best value school in the New England Region for chemical engineering students. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great value for chemical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

MIT undergraduate students pay an average of $55,878 in tuition and fees each year.

MIT not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great value for chemical engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WPI are $55,531 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, WPI also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

$33,354 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at URI are $33,354 a year.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Rhode Island

$33,624 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

UMass Lowell undergraduate students pay an average of $33,624 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Maine

Orono, ME
$33,586 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Maine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMaine are $33,586 per year.

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$36,964 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $36,964 in tuition and fees each year.

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$37,202 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value chemical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNH are $37,202 a year.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #9, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tufts are $63,000 a year.

Tufts also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Chemical Engineering at Tufts University Report

$41,192 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Connecticut came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCONN are $41,192 a year.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Connecticut Report

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 143
Connecticut 9
Rhode Island 3
New Hampshire 7
Maine 7

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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 10 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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