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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

11 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the chem eng bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $434.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $364, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

Chem Eng majors at UCONN take out an average of $21,564 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $377, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at UMass Amherst take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,474.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng majors at UMass Lowell accumulate an average of around $26,195 in student debt.

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#9

University of Maine

Orono, ME

With a ranking of #9, University of Maine did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Chem Eng majors at UMaine take out an average of $20,907 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree chemical engineering programs. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 537
Connecticut 94
New Hampshire 37
Maine 36
Rhode Island 46

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 11 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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