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2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$34,390 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,828 Avg Salary

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 lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for chem eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the chem eng doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Akron Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 15% of our Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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 in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University Report

#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.

Purdue excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UIUC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus 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. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC are $26,644 a year.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.

Michigan State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U-M are $50,464 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, U-M is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 per year.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 523
Ohio 764
Illinois 442
Indiana 381
Wisconsin 147

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

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 16 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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