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2024 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Michigan

6 Colleges in Michigan
523 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$68,801 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in chemical engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #70 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 523 degrees in chemical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Chemical Engineering School

Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Michigan Your choice of chemical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Chemical Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Chemical Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Chem Eng
Master's Degrees in Chem Eng
Doctor's Degrees in Chem Eng

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision. 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 Michigan

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 Michigan Schools in Chem Eng

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
177 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
6.2% Growth in Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in chemical engineering. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 177 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the chemical engineering major at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor earn $6,398 more than the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in chemical engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
119 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
17.6% Growth in Graduates

Michigan Technological University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in chemical engineering. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan Tech is a great university overall.

There were roughly 119 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, chem eng degree recipients usually earn an average of $68,391 in their early careers.

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3
Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
112 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$70,092 Median Starting Salary

Michigan State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in chemical engineering. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were about 112 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the chem eng program report average early career income of $70,092.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$75,152 Median Starting Salary
$30,000 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in chemical engineering has to check out Kettering University. Located in the small city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 4th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 23 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Kettering in the most recent year we have data available. Those chemical engineering students who get their degree from Kettering University earn $6,351 more than the typical chem eng student.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
56 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$59,565 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 56 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the chem eng program report average early career wages of $59,565.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$64,406 Median Starting Salary

Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Detroit. This university ranks 7th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 36 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the chem eng program make about $64,406 in the first couple years of working.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 314 764
Illinois 304 442
Indiana 294 381
Wisconsin 273 147

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Chemical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Chem Eng Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering 523

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,498
Electrical Engineering 1,147
Computer Engineering 632
Industrial Engineering 579
General Engineering 472
Civil Engineering 443
Biomedical Engineering 425
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 336
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 285
Materials Engineering 183

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