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

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

11 Colleges
$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.

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.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 31 students majoring in chem eng at UT Austin, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in chem eng at Texas A&M College Station, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 44% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 35% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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#5

Rice University

Houston, TX

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

About 58% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#6

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Oklahoma Norman 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 Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in chem eng at University of Oklahoma, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 914
Arizona 286
Oklahoma 182
New Mexico 120

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 11 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.

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