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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

27 Colleges
$69,096 Avg Salary
$23,693 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Southeast 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for chemical engineering students. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Full Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 37
Florida 68
Georgia 56
North Carolina 82
Tennessee 24
Kentucky 16
Louisiana 25
Alabama 35
South Carolina 15
Mississippi 4
Arkansas 6
West Virginia 3

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 25 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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