2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Master'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.
The Best Value Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 130 schools in the United States to see which master'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 Master'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 master’s degree in the United States. UPR Mayaguez is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mayaguez.
UPR Mayaguez graduate students pay an average of $3,800 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemical engineering schools in the United States. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.
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 Villanova University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Villanova also is in the top 5% of our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
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University of Dayton came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 per year.
UDayton also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list.
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University of Delaware landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree chemical engineering programs. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.
UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list.
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Bucknell University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Bucknell graduate students pay an average of $26,112 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Houston ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #12, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large 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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With a ranking of #13, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
Texas A&M College Station also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #15, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.
UND excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list.
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Michigan Technological University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
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San Jose State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Cornell University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cornell also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year.
NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% 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 Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 20 | University of South Alabama | Mobile, AL |
| 21 | Purdue University - Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN |
| 22 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA |
| 23 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Rapid City, SD |
| 24 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
| 25 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 26 | Ohio University - Athens Campus | Athens, OH |
| 26 | Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS |
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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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