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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the United States for chemical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in chem eng at Columbia, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the United States. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 3 spot on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Full Chemical Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the United States. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Chemical Engineering at Stanford University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 5 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

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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 16 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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