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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Colleges
$61,653 Avg Salary
$22,517 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.

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 3 spot on the list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Montana State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular chemical engineering programs. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 65
Utah 27
Idaho 9
Montana 6
Wyoming 10

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 8 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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