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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

9 Colleges
$75,252 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 836 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemical engineering students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #52 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Pennsylvania 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for chem eng majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

About 40% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania Report

#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

Of the 13 students majoring in chem eng at Lehigh, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

Women make up 29% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at Villanova University Report

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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

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#7

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

Bucknell University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in chem eng at Bucknell, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University Report

#8

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Chemical Engineering at Widener University Report

#9

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 9 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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