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.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of chemical engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 377 degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.
The chem eng program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chemical Engineering rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Florida list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
University of Florida is a good option for students interested in a degree in chemical engineering. UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 144 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Chemical Engineering degree recipients from University of Florida receive an earnings boost of approximately $5,958 above the average earnings of chemical engineering graduates.
Every student who is interested in chemical engineering needs to look into Florida State University. Florida State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 51 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year. After graduation, chem eng degree recipients usually make around $66,610 in the first five years of their career.
University of South Florida - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in chemical engineering. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 157 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the chem eng program earn around $61,216 for their early career.
Any student who is interested in chemical engineering needs to check out Florida Institute of Technology. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 11th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 19 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Florida Tech in the most recent data year.
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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The chem eng program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chemical Engineering rankings. 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.
