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2024 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region

10 Colleges in the New England Region
734 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for chemical engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 734 degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Chemical Engineering School

Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the New England Region 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.

Chemical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

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

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 the New England Region. 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 the New England Region

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.

10 Top New England Region Schools in Chem Eng

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
100 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in chemical engineering. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

There were approximately 100 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA
114 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in chemical engineering has to take a look at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #53 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WPI is a great school overall.

There were about 114 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
130 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Northeastern University if you wish to pursue a degree in chemical engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 130 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
79 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

University of Connecticut is a good option for students pursuing a degree in chemical engineering. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 79 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA
38 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were roughly 38 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA
83 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were about 83 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
80 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

UMass Lowell is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Lowell. This university ranks 21st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 80 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI

URI is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kingston. This university ranks 4th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were roughly 30 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NH

UNH is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Durham. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were about 23 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ME
37 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

UMaine is a large public university located in the suburb of Orono. This university ranks 19th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.

There were approximately 37 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Massachusetts854524
Connecticut53894
Rhode Island43646
Maine39636
New Hampshire39537

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering13

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