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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

12 Colleges
$61,653 Avg Salary
$22,517 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. 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.

The Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for chemical engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, chem eng graduates from Mines take out $25,250 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $573.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

On average, chem eng graduates from BYU take out $14,379 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for chemical engineering students. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

After completing their degree, chem eng graduates from CU - Boulder carry an average student debt load of $25,250.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, chem eng graduates from Colorado State take out $24,500 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $367, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

After completing their degree, chem eng graduates from MSU Bozeman carry an average student debt load of $25,725. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $269.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

On average, chem eng graduates from U of U take out $20,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming 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. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

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#9

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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#10

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Snow College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular chemical engineering programs. Snow College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Ephraim.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 378
Utah 213
Idaho 28
Montana 92
Wyoming 41

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 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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