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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

34 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for chem eng majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 42% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at Ohio State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,948. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $284, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

On average, chem eng graduates from UIUC take out $19,856 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $547, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 56% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

About 37% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 63% are male.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $215.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #6, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

About 34% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 66% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from Michigan State carry an average student debt load of $24,589. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $401.

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Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemical engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

About 29% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 71% are male.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $222.

Full Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University Report

University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 98 students majoring in chem eng at UW - Madison, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#9

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

With a ranking of #9, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 42% are male.

Chem Eng majors at Notre Dame take out an average of $18,753 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $498, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#10

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

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

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from Cleveland State University carry an average student debt load of $32,187.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 523
Ohio 764
Illinois 442
Indiana 381
Wisconsin 147

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 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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