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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in Michigan

6 Colleges
$68,801 Avg Salary
$26,146 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #54 most popular major in Michigan with 523 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Michigan to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in Michigan for chemical engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at U-M take out is $20,000.

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Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

After completing their degree, chem eng graduates from Michigan Tech carry an average student debt load of $26,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $222, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at Michigan State take out is $25,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $401.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in Michigan list. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

On average, chem eng graduates from WMU take out $29,875 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for chemical engineering students. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Chem Eng majors at Wayne State take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Kettering University

Flint, MI

Kettering University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for chemical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Kettering is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Flint.

After completing their degree, chem eng graduates from Kettering carry an average student debt load of $30,000.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 764
Illinois 442
Indiana 381
Wisconsin 147

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 6 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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