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

19 Colleges
$112,828 Avg Salary

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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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

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 large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn 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. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 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 #8 on the list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #9, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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#10

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Tulane University of Louisiana 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 city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit 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 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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova.

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