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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England 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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England 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 New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the most popular school in the New England Region for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

About 26% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 74% are male.

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

About 9% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 91% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in chem eng at UCONN, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the New England Region . UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

Of the 5 students majoring in chem eng at UNH, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#6

University of Maine

Orono, ME

With a ranking of #6, University of Maine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

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

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

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#10

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

University of Rhode Island came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools 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 10 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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