2023 Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Master'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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Southwest 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
Our analysis found Rice University to be the best school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
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With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
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University of Arizona landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Tulsa 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 #9 on the list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
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Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 914 |
| Arizona | 286 |
| Oklahoma | 182 |
| New Mexico | 120 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Chem Eng
Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 13 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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