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

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$112,828 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 231 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemical engineering students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #93 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the most popular school in Virginia for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Women make up 55% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

About 11% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 89% are male.

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

Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 3 spot on the list. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

Full Chemical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 3 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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