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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

15 Colleges
$75,252 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Master'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.

The Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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San Jose State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #9 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #10 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,136
Washington 210
Oregon 140
Nevada 40

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 15 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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