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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in New York

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$75,252 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 305 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemical engineering students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #71 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 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 New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in New York 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 New York.

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 New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 14 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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

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#4

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Manhattan College is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.

Women make up 79% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Rochester helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in New York. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

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

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

About 9% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 91% are male.

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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #7, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 80% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Cooper Union is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 8 students majoring in chem eng at Cooper Union, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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The City College of New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemical engineering programs. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 7 students majoring in chem eng at CCNY, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at The City College of New York Report

#10

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in chem eng at NYU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 206
Maryland 93
New Jersey 108
District of Columbia 1
Delaware 33

One of 39 majors within the area of study, chemical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 14 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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