2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor'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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for chem eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Akron Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Stevens Point.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Youngstown State University are $9,732 per year. The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at Youngstown State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,787.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $435, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.
WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,768 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from WMU carry an average student debtload of $31,154.
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University of Toledo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a large student population.
University of Toledo undergraduate students pay an average of $20,239 in tuition and fees each year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $259.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $27,111 per year. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $215.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $37,632 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from UIUC carry an average student debtload of $19,856. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $547, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UIUC also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.
UW - Madison not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Cleveland State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.
Cleveland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,654 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng majors at Cleveland State University accumulate an average of around $32,187 in student debt.
Request InformationBest Chemical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 523 |
| Ohio | 764 |
| Illinois | 442 |
| Indiana | 381 |
| Wisconsin | 147 |
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Majors Related to Chem Eng
One of 40 majors within the area of study, chemical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 25 schools only.
- 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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