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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 836 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemical engineering students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #52 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

About 38% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 62% are male.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 11 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Chem Eng majors at Drexel take out an average of $26,710 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $864.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Of the 58 students majoring in chem eng at Villanova, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 11 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 54% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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#5

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 11 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

About 33% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#6

Lafayette College

Easton, PA

With a ranking of #6, Lafayette College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in chem eng at Lafayette, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#7

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

Bucknell University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 65% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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#9

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 33% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Pitt Johnstown is a small public school located in the suburb of Johnstown.

About 45% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 55% are male.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 870
Maryland 285
New Jersey 394
District of Columbia 23
Delaware 108

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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