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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England 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 New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in the New England Region for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

Full Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the New England Region . UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

About 14% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in chem eng at Tufts, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at Tufts University Report

#6

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Connecticut 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 #6 on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Rhode Island came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Rhode Island

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Women make up 50% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 143
Connecticut 9
Rhode Island 3
New Hampshire 7
Maine 7

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 10 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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