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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

12 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the New England 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.

Check out the chem eng bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 46% of the chem eng majors at the school.

This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $364, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

About 28% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 72% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from UMass Lowell carry an average student debt load of $26,195.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Of the 71 students majoring in chem eng at WPI, 46% are male and 54% are female.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $434.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 41% of the chem eng majors at the school.

On average, chem eng graduates from UCONN take out $21,564 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $377, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 26% of the chem eng majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from UMass Amherst carry an average student debt load of $24,474.

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University of Rhode Island ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

About 39% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 61% are male.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Women make up 45% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

Of the 30 students majoring in chem eng at UNH, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#9

University of Maine

Orono, ME

With a ranking of #9, University of Maine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Of the 29 students majoring in chem eng at UMaine, 62% are male and 38% are female.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at UMaine take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,907.

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#10

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

Of the 24 students majoring in chem eng at Tufts, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 537
Connecticut 94
New Hampshire 37
Maine 36
Rhode Island 46

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 12 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.

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