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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in Texas

7 Colleges
$72,339 Avg Salary
$23,186 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #75 most popular major in Texas with 184 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Texas 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Colleges.

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 3 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Rice University

Houston, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rice University is a great place for chemical engineering students. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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#6

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in Texas list. Lamar University is a large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular chemical engineering programs. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 51
Oklahoma 22
New Mexico 14

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 7 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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