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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

11 Colleges
$75,252 Avg Salary

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. 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 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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States 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 Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent master’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #6 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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#8

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa 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 small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas 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. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 249
Minnesota 191
Kansas 131
Iowa 189
Nebraska 37
North Dakota 45
South Dakota 42

Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 11 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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