2023 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor'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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the chem eng doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the best school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
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Auburn University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Florida 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. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.
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Clemson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
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With a ranking of #10, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Request InformationBest Chemical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 241 |
| Virginia | 231 |
| North Carolina | 245 |
| Florida | 377 |
| Tennessee | 265 |
| Kentucky | 140 |
| South Carolina | 153 |
| Louisiana | 242 |
| Arkansas | 81 |
| Alabama | 381 |
| Mississippi | 137 |
| West Virginia | 55 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Chem Eng
Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Chem Eng
| 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 19 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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