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

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$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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for chem eng majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

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

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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Iowa State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemical engineering programs. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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

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With a ranking of #8, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemical engineering programs. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 249
Minnesota 191
Kansas 131
Iowa 189
Nebraska 37
North Dakota 45
South Dakota 42

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 12 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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