2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
Chemical Engineering is the #76 most popular major in the country with 2,662 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 117 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Chemical Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the chem eng doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 15% Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 40 students majoring in chem eng at Georgia Tech, 68% are male and 33% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
Women make up 55% of the chem eng majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 26% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 74% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 25% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 75% are male.
Out of the 117 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
Of the 27 students majoring in chem eng at NC State, 63% are male and 37% are female.
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University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.
About 31% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 69% are male.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 31% of the chem eng majors at the school.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 13% of the chem eng majors at the school.
Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 52% of the chem eng majors at the school.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
About 33% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 67% are male.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Women make up 20% of the chem eng majors at the school.
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University of Chicago landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 35% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 65% are male.
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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 20% of the chem eng majors at the school.
Full Chemical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report
University of Delaware came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
About 37% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 63% are male.
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 32% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 68% are male.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.
About 44% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 56% are male.
Full Chemical Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report
With a ranking of #16, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Of the 18 students majoring in chem eng at Texas Tech, 56% are male and 44% are female.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Chemical Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 18 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 20 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 21 | Purdue University - Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN |
| 21 | University at Buffalo | Buffalo, NY |
| 21 | University of Akron Main Campus | Akron, OH |
Chemical Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Rocky Mountains |
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Majors Related to Chem Eng
Chemical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova.
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