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Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in Iowa

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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in Iowa

2 Colleges
$67,738 Avg Salary
$24,732 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 18 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemical engineering students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #85 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa 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 analysis found Iowa State University to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Full Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

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

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Iowa Report

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 65
Minnesota 32
Kansas 11
Nebraska 2
North Dakota 5
South Dakota 11

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 2 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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