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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

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

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

In 2020-2021, 231 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemical engineering students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #93 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Virginia

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 241
North Carolina 245
Florida 377
Tennessee 265
Kentucky 140
South Carolina 153
Louisiana 242
Arkansas 81
Alabama 381
Mississippi 137
West Virginia 55

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 3 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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