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2024 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Kentucky

2 Colleges in Kentucky
140 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$67,455 Avg Early-Career Salary
Chemical Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #70 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 140 degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.

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Chemical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

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

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Best Schools for Chemical Engineering in Kentucky

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the chem eng degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Kentucky Schools in Chem Eng

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
53 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$70,884 Median Starting Salary

University of Louisville is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in chemical engineering. UofL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Louisville.

Those chemical engineering students who get their degree from University of Louisville receive $3,429 more than the typical chem eng graduate.

More information about a degree in chemical engineering from University of Louisville

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
87 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$60,597 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in chemical engineering has to check out University of Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population.

After graduating, chem eng degree recipients usually earn about $60,597 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in chemical engineering from University of Kentucky

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 241
Florida 282 377
North Carolina 279 245
Virginia 274 231
Tennessee 269 265
South Carolina 248 153
Louisiana 242 242
Mississippi 234 137
Arkansas 234 81
Alabama 233 379
West Virginia 207 55

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Chemical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Chem Eng Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering 140

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 391
Civil Engineering 220
Electrical Engineering 178
Computer Engineering 162
Industrial Engineering 94
Biomedical Engineering 61
Agricultural Engineering 38
Engineering Physics 29
Materials Engineering 29
Mining Engineering 25

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