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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 35% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 44% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 65% are male.

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

University of Akron Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in chem eng at University of Akron Main Campus, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 73% are male.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 56% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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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 doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

Of the 8 students majoring in chem eng at Michigan Tech, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University Report

Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 63% are male.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools 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 17 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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