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

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$75,252 Avg Salary

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the chem eng master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 78% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Of the 14 students majoring in chem eng at Texas A&M College Station, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 11 students majoring in chem eng at UH, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very 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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The University of Texas at Austin 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 city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona 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 #8 on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.

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

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus 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 #10 on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

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

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 184
Arizona 51
Oklahoma 22
New Mexico 14

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 13 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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