2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Southwest 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Houston to be the best value school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from UH carry an average student debtload of $22,796.
In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
Lamar University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,482 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at Lamar University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,022.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU are $24,764 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, OSU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $350.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great value for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year. The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at UT Austin take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,935. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $316, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from University of Oklahoma carry an average student debtload of $24,335.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of Oklahoma is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $23,767 per year.
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Rice University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rice are $52,895 a year.
Rice also took the #1 spot in our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #10, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Prairie View.
PVAMU undergraduate students pay an average of $26,874 in tuition and fees each year. Chem Eng majors at PVAMU take out an average of $34,503 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Request InformationBest Chemical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 914 |
| Arizona | 286 |
| Oklahoma | 182 |
| New Mexico | 120 |
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Chemical Engineering Related Majors for Chem Eng
Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
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 17 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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