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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region

14 Colleges
$63,395 Avg Salary
$23,936 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #72 most popular major in the country with 12,917 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the New England Region 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 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in the New England Region for chemical engineering students. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at Northeastern take out is $27,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $364, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at UMass Lowell take out is $27,000.

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Out of the 14 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at MIT take out is $13,266.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for chemical engineering students. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Chem Eng majors at WPI take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $434.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, chem eng graduates from UCONN take out $21,752 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $377, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular chemical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at UMass Amherst take out is $27,000.

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University of Rhode Island ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, chem eng graduates from URI carry an average student debt load of $26,000.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

While working on their degree, chem eng majors at UNH accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#9

University of Maine

Orono, ME

With a ranking of #9, University of Maine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

While working on their degree, chem eng majors at UMaine accumulate an average of around $25,076 in student debt.

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#10

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #10, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 537
Connecticut 94
New Hampshire 37
Maine 36
Rhode Island 46

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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