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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Associate Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Associate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Chemical Engineering Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Chemical Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the chem eng associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Our analysis found Bellevue College to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. BC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Bellevue.

Women make up 56% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at Bellevue College Report

#2

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Salt Lake Community College is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in chem eng at Salt Lake Community College, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#3

Green River College

Auburn, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Green River College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. GRC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Auburn.

Of the 6 students majoring in chem eng at GRC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at Green River College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Holmes Community College is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their associate degree. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

About 40% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 60% are male.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Holmes Community College

Out of the 25 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Middlesex Community College

Shoreline Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree chemical engineering programs. Shoreline Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Shoreline.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Shoreline Community College

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemical engineering students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Miami, NEO A&M College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in chem eng at NEO A&M College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#6

Cascadia College

Bothell, WA

With a ranking of #6, Cascadia College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Bothell, Cascadia College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at Cascadia College Report

With a ranking of #9, Edmonds Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Lynnwood, Edmonds Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Chemical Engineering at Edmonds Community College Report

#9

Blinn College

Brenham, TX

Blinn College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Blinn College is a large public school located in the town of Brenham.

Women make up 50% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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