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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

16 Colleges
$58,199 Avg Salary
$20,188 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Colleges.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for chemical engineering students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular chemical engineering programs. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

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Washington State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular chemical engineering programs. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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University of California - Davis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of California - Davis Report

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 264
Washington 61
Oregon 25
Nevada 2

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 16 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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