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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

With 206 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, chemical engineering is the #57 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Check out the chem eng doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 32% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 13 students majoring in chem eng at Pitt, 69% are male and 31% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

About 40% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 60% are male.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 22% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at Drexel University Report

#5

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Women make up 67% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 305
Maryland 93
New Jersey 108
District of Columbia 1
Delaware 33

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 5 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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