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

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$112,828 Avg Salary

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

Chemical Engineering is the #75 most popular major in Texas with 184 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Texas 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for chem eng majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Of the 31 students majoring in chem eng at UT Austin, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in chem eng at Texas A&M College Station, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in Texas. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 44% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

About 58% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#6

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Lamar University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 51
Oklahoma 22
New Mexico 14

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 6 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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