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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$12,490 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,011 Avg Salary

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

With 140 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, chemical engineering is the #64 most popular major in Kentucky.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Kentucky 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Our analysis found University of Louisville to be the best value school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Kentucky. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

UofL undergraduate students pay an average of $12,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, chem eng graduates from UofL take out $20,333 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Louisville

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 2 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 2 spot on the list. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UK are $12,610 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng majors at UK accumulate an average of around $24,192 in student debt.

UK also took the #4 spot in our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Kentucky Report

Best Value Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 241
Virginia 231
North Carolina 245
Florida 377
Tennessee 265
South Carolina 153
Louisiana 242
Arkansas 81
Alabama 381
Mississippi 137
West Virginia 55

One of 40 majors within the area of study, chemical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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