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

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

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, chemical engineering was ranked #72 in the country. In fact 12,917 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest 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

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in the Southwest Region for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at UT Austin take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,935. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $316, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large 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 $350.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from UH carry an average student debtload of $22,796.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, chem eng graduates from University of Arizona take out $20,125 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng majors at ASU - Tempe accumulate an average of around $24,232 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $253, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#9

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at Lamar University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,022.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from University of Oklahoma carry an average student debtload of $24,335.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 914
Arizona 286
Oklahoma 182
New Mexico 120

Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 17 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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