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

13 Colleges
$75,252 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, chemical engineering was ranked #72 in the country. In fact 12,917 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 27% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Women make up 22% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Full Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech University Report

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 57% are male.

Full Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rice University is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

About 36% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 64% are male.

Full Chemical Engineering at Rice University Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 91% are male.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Houston

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemical engineering programs. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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

Full Chemical Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

The University of Texas at Austin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemical engineering programs. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Of the 8 students majoring in chem eng at UT Austin, 63% are male and 38% are female.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

Texas A&M University - Kingsville 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. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 40% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Arizona

New Mexico State University - Main Campus 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 midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 914
Arizona 286
Oklahoma 182
New Mexico 120

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 13 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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