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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in New Jersey

5 Colleges
$64,482 Avg Salary
$24,805 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 394 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemical engineering students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #51 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Jersey to see which 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 .

Our analysis found New Jersey Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

While working on their degree, chem eng majors at NJIT accumulate an average of around $25,243 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for chemical engineering students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out is $23,947.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Out of the 5 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

After completing their degree, chem eng graduates from Stevens carry an average student debt load of $26,730.

Full Chemical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology Report

#4

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in New Jersey list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

Full Chemical Engineering at Princeton University Report

#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in New Jersey list. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

While working on their degree, chem eng majors at Rowan accumulate an average of around $23,298 in student debt.

Full Chemical Engineering at Rowan University Report

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
Pennsylvania 836
New York 870
Maryland 285
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 5 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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