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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region

10 Colleges
$63,395 Avg Salary
$23,936 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering 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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in the New England Region for chemical engineering students. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for chemical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

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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 # 5 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.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for chemical engineering students. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for chemical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#10

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

University of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for chemical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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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.

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