2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 870 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemical engineering students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #82 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New York 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 analysis found Stony Brook University to be the best value school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New York. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $10,455 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great value for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
University at Buffalo undergraduate students pay an average of $10,782 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Chem Eng majors at University at Buffalo take out an average of $23,363 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The City College of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemical engineering schools in New York. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCNY are $7,340 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from CCNY carry an average student debtload of $17,408.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great value for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornell are $61,015 per year.
Cornell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rochester. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Rochester are $59,378 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Rochester also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #6, Manhattan College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.
Manhattan undergraduate students pay an average of $47,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $366, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RPI are $58,526 per year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $620, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
In addition to its great value ranking, RPI is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RIT are $50,951 a year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $292.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, RIT also is in the top 20% of our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking.
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Clarkson University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clarkson are $54,370 per year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $486, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Clarkson also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia are $62,466 a year. On average, chem eng graduates from Columbia take out $18,826 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Request InformationBest Value Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 836 |
| Maryland | 285 |
| New Jersey | 394 |
| District of Columbia | 23 |
| Delaware | 108 |
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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 12 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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