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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Check out the chem eng master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 44% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 57 students majoring in chem eng at Carnegie Mellon, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

About 33% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 39% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 61% are male.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

About 25% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 75% are male.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemical engineering programs. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

Women make up 36% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

Of the 22 students majoring in chem eng at Rutgers New Brunswick, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #8, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 20 students majoring in chem eng at Drexel, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#9

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton 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 #9 on the list. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

Women make up 42% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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#10

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #10, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in chem eng at UPenn, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 836
New York 870
Maryland 285
New Jersey 394
District of Columbia 23
Delaware 108

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 25 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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