2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
Chemical Engineering is the #72 most popular major in the country with 12,917 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 109 schools in the United States to see which doctor'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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 15% Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez to be the best value school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. UPR Mayaguez is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mayaguez.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPR Mayaguez are $3,800 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Akron Main Campus is a great value for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
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University of Delaware did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas A&M College Station also is in the top 15% of our Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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University of Houston ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.
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Lamar University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
Lamar University graduate students pay an average of $15,755 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Michigan Technological University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Michigan Tech graduate students pay an average of $22,981 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.
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Cornell University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 5% of our Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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With a ranking of #14, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lehigh are $27,130 per year.
Lehigh also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 17 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 18 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 19 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 20 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
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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 Related Majors
| 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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