2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor'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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Southeast 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana Tech University the best value school in the Southeast Region for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana Tech are $16,806 per year. The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at Louisiana Tech take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,254.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Beckley, West Virginia University Tech is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Virginia University Tech are $19,296 per year.
West Virginia University Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great value for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $17,324 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from USF Tampa carry an average student debtload of $25,297.
USF Tampa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
USA undergraduate students pay an average of $17,012 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng majors at USA accumulate an average of around $25,389 in student debt.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Tennessee Technological University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $19,834 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from Tennessee Tech University carry an average student debtload of $16,689.
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University of Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree chemical engineering programs. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF are $28,659 per year. The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at UF take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,309.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 10% of our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Florida State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Florida State are $21,683 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng majors at Florida State accumulate an average of around $22,478 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, Florida State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Tech are $33,964 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng majors at Georgia Tech accumulate an average of around $25,972 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $553.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgia Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for chem eng in the Southeast Region .
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North Carolina State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC State are $29,916 per year. Chem Eng majors at NC State take out an average of $21,332 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NC State also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #10, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.
Louisiana State University undergraduate students pay an average of $28,635 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at Louisiana State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,314.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Louisiana State University also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 241 |
| Virginia | 231 |
| North Carolina | 245 |
| Florida | 377 |
| Tennessee | 265 |
| Kentucky | 140 |
| South Carolina | 153 |
| Louisiana | 242 |
| Arkansas | 81 |
| Alabama | 381 |
| Mississippi | 137 |
| West Virginia | 55 |
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Chemical Engineering Related Majors for Chem Eng
Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova.
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