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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

7 Colleges
$66,299 Avg Salary
$24,253 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

With 537 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, chemical engineering is the #66 most popular major in Massachusetts.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in Massachusetts for chemical engineering students. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Chem Eng majors at Northeastern 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 $364.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

Chem Eng majors at UMass Lowell take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in Massachusetts. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Chem Eng majors at MIT take out an average of $13,266 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

After completing their degree, chem eng graduates from WPI carry an average student debt load of $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $434, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Chem Eng majors at UMass Amherst take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for chemical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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Middlesex Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for chemical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bedford.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 7 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.

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