2023 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor'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 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 109 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Out of the 109 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Princeton University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Cornell University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
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With a ranking of #10, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
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With a ranking of #11, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #12 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
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Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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Virginia Tech landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 17 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| 18 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 19 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 20 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA |
| 21 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
Chemical Engineering by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Chem Eng
Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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