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

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

9 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. 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 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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in chem eng at UMN Twin Cities, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Of the 12 students majoring in chem eng at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Women make up 73% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

Of the 2 students majoring in chem eng at SD Mines, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#7

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 249
Minnesota 191
Kansas 131
Iowa 189
Nebraska 37
North Dakota 45
South Dakota 42

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 9 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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