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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in New Jersey

5 Colleges
$64,482 Avg Salary
$24,805 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 394 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemical engineering students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #51 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Jersey to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in New Jersey

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

Top New Jersey Schools in Chemical Engineering

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our analysis found Princeton University to be the best school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Schools in New Jersey list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

Chem Eng majors at Stevens take out an average of $26,730 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Chemical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology Report

Out of the 5 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

On average, chem eng graduates from NJIT take out $25,243 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

After completing their degree, chem eng graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick carry an average student debtload of $23,947.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in New Jersey list. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at Rowan take out is $23,298.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Rowan University

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 836
New York 870
Maryland 285
District of Columbia 23
Delaware 108

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 5 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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