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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

31 Colleges
$58,199 Avg Salary
$20,188 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #72 most popular major in the country with 12,917 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, chem eng graduates from UC Berkeley take out $15,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The excellent programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at Oregon State take out is $25,104. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $269, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

While working on their degree, chem eng majors at UCSD accumulate an average of around $19,185 in student debt.

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Out of the 31 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, chem eng majors at UC Davis accumulate an average of around $18,500 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $278.

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Out of the 31 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, chem eng graduates from UCLA carry an average student debt load of $19,783.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

After completing their degree, chem eng graduates from UW Seattle carry an average student debt load of $21,848.

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University of California - Riverside landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular chemical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

Chem Eng majors at UCR take out an average of $17,500 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $166, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for chemical engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, chem eng graduates from UC Irvine take out $17,249 in student loans while working on their degree.

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California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for chemical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, chem eng majors at CSULB accumulate an average of around $17,034 in student debt.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

Chem Eng majors at Cal Poly Pomona take out an average of $21,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,136
Washington 210
Oregon 140
Nevada 40

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 26 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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