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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in New York

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$75,252 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 870 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemical engineering students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #82 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in New York 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Of the 63 students majoring in chem eng at Columbia, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 39% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Out of the 14 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 3 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Women make up 25% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at University at Buffalo Report

#4

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Manhattan College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in New York. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.

Of the 14 students majoring in chem eng at Manhattan, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

Women make up 25% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

Women make up 9% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 20% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at Syracuse University Report

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Cooper Union is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 38% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 63% are male.

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The City College of New York 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. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

About 29% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#10

New York University

New York, NY

New York 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 836
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 14 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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