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

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$112,828 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor'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 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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 32% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

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

About 40% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania Report

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 22% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at Drexel University Report

#5

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Women make up 67% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University Report

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Colleges 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 5 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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