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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in Virginia

3 Colleges
$69,960 Avg Salary
$22,917 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #103 most popular major in Virginia with 37 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia 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 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the most popular school in Virginia for chemical engineering students. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for chemical engineering students. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

Majors Similar to Chem Eng

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 3 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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