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

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$112,828 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Women make up 25% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’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 very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in chem eng at UCLA, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 79% are male.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in chem eng at UC Irvine, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 54% are male.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of California - Berkeley Report

University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

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#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 82% are male.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

California Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

Of the 9 students majoring in chem eng at Caltech, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at California Institute of Technology Report

University of California - Davis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools 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 14 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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