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Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Chemical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #6 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

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Montana State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 378
Utah 213
Idaho 28
Montana 92
Wyoming 41

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 8 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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