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

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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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

Check out the chem eng master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #2 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Rhode Island came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree chemical engineering programs. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst 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. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree chemical engineering programs. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

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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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