2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.
2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for chem eng majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Most Popular Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.
About 31% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 69% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
About 20% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 80% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.
About 25% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 75% are male.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Idaho came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.
About 67% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Montana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.
About 33% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 67% are male.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 378 |
| Utah | 213 |
| Idaho | 28 |
| Montana | 92 |
| Wyoming | 41 |
Chemical Engineering Related Majors
One of 40 majors within the area of study, chemical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 8 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).
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