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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

17 Colleges
$112,828 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Chemical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 21 students majoring in chem eng at U-M, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in chem eng at UChicago, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

About 20% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Of the 18 students majoring in chem eng at Ohio State, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 5 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 35% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

University of Akron Main Campus 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. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

About 33% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 27% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in chem eng at UIC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

Michigan Technological 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 town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 75% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

Women make up 38% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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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

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 17 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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