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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

9 Colleges
$75,252 Avg Salary

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

With 206 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, chemical engineering is the #57 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for chem eng majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

About 40% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

Of the 13 students majoring in chem eng at Lehigh, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

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

Women make up 29% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemical engineering programs. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

About 50% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#7

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

Bucknell 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in chem eng at Bucknell, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#8

Widener University

Chester, PA

With a ranking of #8, Widener University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Chemical Engineering at Widener University Report

#9

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 305
Maryland 93
New Jersey 108
District of Columbia 1
Delaware 33

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 9 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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