2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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.
2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for chem eng majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
About 33% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 67% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
Women make up 30% of the chem eng majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 22% of the chem eng majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
About 17% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 83% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the chem eng majors at the school.
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Oregon State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 14 students majoring in chem eng at Oregon State, 64% are male and 36% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 14 students majoring in chem eng at Wazzu, 64% are male and 36% are female.
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Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
Of the 13 students majoring in chem eng at Stanford, 62% are male and 38% are female.
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California State University - Long Beach came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 25% of the chem eng majors at the school.
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University of California - Davis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 38% of the chem eng majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 1,136 |
| Washington | 210 |
| Oregon | 140 |
| Nevada | 40 |
Chemical Engineering Related Majors
One of 40 majors within the area of study, chemical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Chem Eng
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.