2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for chem eng majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
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 Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
About 44% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 56% are male.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 37% of the chem eng majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 46 students majoring in chem eng at Cornell, 61% are male and 39% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
Of the 46 students majoring in chem eng at Johns Hopkins, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
Of the 36 students majoring in chem eng at University at Buffalo, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.
About 36% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 64% are male.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
Women make up 36% of the chem eng majors at the school.
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Drexel University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 45% of the chem eng majors at the school.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Drexel University
With a ranking of #9, Princeton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.
About 42% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 58% are male.
With a ranking of #10, University of Pennsylvania 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 Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 40% of the chem eng majors at the school.
Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 305 |
Pennsylvania | 206 |
Maryland | 93 |
New Jersey | 108 |
District of Columbia | 1 |
Delaware | 33 |
Chemical Engineering Related Majors
One of 39 majors within the area of study, chemical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Chem Eng
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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