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

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$112,828 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, chemical engineering was ranked #72 in the country. In fact 12,917 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Southeast 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 22 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Women make up 37% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

Of the 12 students majoring in chem eng at Louisiana State University, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in chem eng at Virginia Tech, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech Report

#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 22 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 10 students majoring in chem eng at UF, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 30% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in chem eng at Auburn, 70% are male and 30% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at Auburn University Report

With a ranking of #8, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 11% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Kentucky Report

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

About 13% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 88% are male.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 241
Virginia 231
North Carolina 245
Florida 377
Tennessee 265
Kentucky 140
South Carolina 153
Louisiana 242
Arkansas 81
Alabama 381
Mississippi 137
West Virginia 55

Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Chem Eng

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 22 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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