2024 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Iowa

Chemical Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #64 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 189 degrees in chemical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Chemical Engineering Schools List

Chemical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

The chem eng school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Iowa. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Chemical Engineering in Iowa

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the chem eng degree levels they offer.

Top Iowa Schools in Chem Eng

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

136 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in chemical engineering needs to check out Iowa State University. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames.More information about a degree in chemical engineering from Iowa State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

51 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

University of Iowa is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in chemical engineering. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in chemical engineering from University of Iowa

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	191
Missouri	693	249
Kansas	599	131
Nebraska	500	36
North Dakota	416	45
South Dakota	381	42

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Rankings in Majors Related to Chem Eng

Chemical Engineering is one of 2 different types of Chemical Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.