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

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

16 Colleges
$112,828 Avg Salary

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 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for chem eng majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the Great Lakes Region for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Michigan Technological University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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With a ranking of #10, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering colleges 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 16 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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