2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southwest 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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Southwest 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 The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for chemical engineering students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.
UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lamar University is a great value for chemical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.
Lamar University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,482 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for chemical engineering students. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for chemical engineering students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year.
Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 a year.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value chemical engineering programs. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.
NMSU Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $23,767 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Rice University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rice are $52,895 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rice is ranked #1 for overall quality for chem eng in the Southwest Region .
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $25,746 per year.
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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 184 |
| Arizona | 51 |
| Oklahoma | 22 |
| New Mexico | 14 |
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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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 14 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.
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