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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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

Chemical Engineering is the #76 most popular major in the country with 2,662 degrees and certificates awarded 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. 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 Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 142 schools in the United States to see which master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 44% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in chem eng at Carnegie Mellon, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the United States. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Of the 57 students majoring in chem eng at Purdue, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Out of the 142 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

About 39% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 61% are male.

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in chem eng at WUSTL, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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

Of the 42 students majoring in chem eng at Northeastern, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 39 students majoring in chem eng at U-M, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

About 27% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 73% are male.

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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 36% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#11

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#13

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Women make up 34% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #14, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in chem eng at UW Seattle, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 36% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#17

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

About 22% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 78% are male.

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With a ranking of #17, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 70% are male.

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With a ranking of #19, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in chem eng at Rutgers New Brunswick, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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With a ranking of #20, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#20

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in chem eng at Drexel, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Chemical Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
22 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
22 Princeton University Princeton, NJ
24 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
24 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
26 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
26 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Atlanta, GA
26 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL

Chemical Engineering by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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.

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