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

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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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the New England Region . Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Rhode Island came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell 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 #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a 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 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 10 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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