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2025 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Michigan

6 Colleges in Michigan
443 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$73,817 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 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 443 degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.

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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
131 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$79,551 Median Starting Salary

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great option 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 #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were approximately 131 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 $5,734 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
112 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$79,023 Median Starting Salary

Michigan State University is a good decision for students pursuing 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 #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 112 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Chemical Engineering degree recipients from Michigan State University get an earnings boost of approximately $5,206 above the typical earnings of chemical engineering majors.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
98 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$80,193 Median Starting Salary

Michigan Technological University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in chemical engineering. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #242 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan Tech is a great university overall.

There were roughly 98 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the chemical engineering degree program at Michigan Technological University earn $6,376 more than the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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Any student pursuing a degree in chemical engineering needs to look into 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 8th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 24 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Kettering in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the chem eng program report average early career wages of $71,411.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$68,632 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 50 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year. After graduating, chem eng degree recipients typically make an average of $68,632 in their early careers.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$71,373 Median Starting Salary

Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Detroit. This university ranks 9th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 28 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the chem eng program report average early career earnings of $71,373.

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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 443

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,322
Electrical Engineering 1,055
Computer Engineering 609
Industrial Engineering 465
General Engineering 411
Biomedical Engineering 403
Civil Engineering 402
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 339
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 331
Robotics Engineering 207

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