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

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$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes 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

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#5

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#6

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton ranked #6 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools 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 22 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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