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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for chem eng majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Women make up 52% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University Report

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

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

About 32% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 68% are male.

Full Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University Report

Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in chem eng at Cornell, 69% are male and 31% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at Cornell University Report

#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

About 20% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Of the 14 students majoring in chem eng at Rutgers New Brunswick, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 31% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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 #8 on the list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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

Full Chemical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

#9

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

With a ranking of #9, Princeton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

Women make up 40% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at Princeton University Report

#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania 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. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in chem eng at UPenn, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania Report

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 836
New York 870
Maryland 285
New Jersey 394
District of Columbia 23
Delaware 108

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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