Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Kentucky

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$12,490 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,455 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

With 140 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, chemical engineering is the #64 most popular major in Kentucky.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Kentucky 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Chemical Engineering

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
$12,370 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Louisville to be the best value school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

UofL undergraduate students pay an average of $12,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, chem eng graduates from UofL take out $20,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

UofL also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Kentucky list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Louisville Report

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in Kentucky. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UK are $12,610 per year. The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at UK take out is $26,000.

Read More…

Best Value Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 241
Virginia 231
North Carolina 245
Florida 377
Tennessee 265
South Carolina 153
Louisiana 242
Arkansas 81
Alabama 381
Mississippi 137
West Virginia 55

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

Majors Similar to Chem Eng

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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.