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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

24 Colleges
$75,252 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Master'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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 33% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 46% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 36 students majoring in chem eng at Illinois Tech, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 37% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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

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With a ranking of #7, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

Of the 12 students majoring in chem eng at University of Akron Main Campus, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus Report

#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #8, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

Of the 11 students majoring in chem eng at University of Toledo, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#8

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in chem eng at Cleveland State University, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 30% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 97
Illinois 138
Ohio 146
Indiana 81
Wisconsin 23

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 24 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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