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Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

27 Colleges
$65,011 Avg Salary
$23,285 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #72 most popular major in the country with 12,917 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Chem Eng majors at Notre Dame take out an average of $18,753 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $498, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $919.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Kettering University

Flint, MI

With a ranking of #7, Kettering University did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Kettering is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Flint.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #8 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from UIUC carry an average student debtload of $19,856. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $547, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Michigan Technological University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $222.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #10, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from Michigan State carry an average student debtload of $24,589. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $401.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 523
Ohio 764
Illinois 442
Indiana 381
Wisconsin 147

One of 40 majors within the area of study, chemical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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