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2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$40,027 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #72 most popular major in the country with 12,917 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Chemical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for chem eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for chem eng majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Chemical Engineering

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lehigh University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for chemical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lehigh are $27,130 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lehigh also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Chemical Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 836
New York 870
Maryland 285
New Jersey 394
District of Columbia 23
Delaware 108

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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