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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in New York

14 Colleges
$62,417 Avg Salary
$23,332 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in New York to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for chemical engineering students. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in New York list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Out of the 14 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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#6

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

Manhattan College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in New York ranking. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverdale.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, The City College of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

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Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in New York ranking. Cooper Union is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #9, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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