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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

18 Colleges
$65,011 Avg Salary
$23,285 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor'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 lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 36% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 30% of the chem eng majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng majors at Oregon State accumulate an average of around $25,392 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $269, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 32% of the chem eng majors at the school.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $278.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 99 students majoring in chem eng at UCSD, 64% are male and 36% are female.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at UCSD take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,853.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 78 students majoring in chem eng at UW Seattle, 71% are male and 29% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng majors at UW Seattle accumulate an average of around $21,938 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Riverside did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 32% of the chem eng majors at the school.

The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $166, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #8, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

About 30% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 70% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng majors at Cal Poly Pomona accumulate an average of around $21,330 in student debt.

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California State University - Long Beach came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 62 students majoring in chem eng at CSULB, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Chem Eng majors at CSULB take out an average of $18,539 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,136
Washington 210
Oregon 140
Nevada 40

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 18 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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