2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the New England Region to see which 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best value school in the New England Region for chemical engineering students. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MIT are $55,878 per year. Chem Eng majors at MIT take out an average of $13,266 in student loans while working on their egree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MIT is ranked #1 for overall quality for chem eng in the New England Region .
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The excellent programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the New England Region . Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northeastern are $57,592 a year. After completing their degree, chem eng graduates from Northeastern carry an average student debtload of $27,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $364, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at URI are $33,354 a year. After completing their degree, chem eng graduates from URI carry an average student debtload of $26,000.
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The excellent programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the New England Region . WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
WPI undergraduate students pay an average of $55,531 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, chem eng majors at WPI accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $434.
In addition to its great value ranking, WPI is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list.
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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMaine are $33,586 a year. Chem Eng majors at UMaine take out an average of $25,076 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMass Lowell are $33,624 a year. On average, chem eng graduates from UMass Lowell take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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University of Connecticut came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
UCONN undergraduate students pay an average of $41,192 in tuition and fees each year. On average, chem eng graduates from UCONN take out $21,752 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $377, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $36,964 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, chem eng majors at UMass Amherst accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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Tufts University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value chemical engineering programs. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tufts are $63,000 a year.
Tufts also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for chemical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNH are $37,202 a year. The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at UNH take out is $27,000.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 537 |
| Connecticut | 94 |
| New Hampshire | 37 |
| Maine | 36 |
| Rhode Island | 46 |
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Majors Related to Chem Eng
One of 40 majors within the area of study, chemical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 11 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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