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2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$36,095 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #72 most popular major in Illinois with 442 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the chem eng bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIUC are $17,634 a year. On average, chem eng graduates from UIUC take out $19,856 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $547.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

UIC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,603 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from UIC carry an average student debtload of $24,185.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great value for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northwestern are $60,768 a year.

Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois Tech are $50,375 a year.

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Best Value Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 523
Ohio 764
Indiana 381
Wisconsin 147

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 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova.

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