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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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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.

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 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree 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 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the most popular school in the New England Region for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college 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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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 91% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

About 50% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Of the 6 students majoring in chem eng at UCONN, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in chem eng at UNH, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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

#6

University of Maine

Orono, ME

With a ranking of #6, University of Maine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 25% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #8, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at Tufts University Report

#10

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

With a ranking of #10, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Rhode Island Report

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

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

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

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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