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2022 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$10,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 293 people earned their degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering, making the major the 753rd most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 185 chemical and biomolecular engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical and biomolecular engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemical and biomolecular engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the chemical and biomolecular engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. UPenn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Pennsylvania is $3,181 for Bachelor’s Degree Chemical Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at UPenn

#2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. MIT is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 11 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also made our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $4,535 for Bachelor’s Degree Chemical Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend MIT.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at MIT

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW Seattle is $7,850 for Bachelor’s Degree Chemical Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at UW Seattle

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 19 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,842 for bachelor’s degree chemical engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of California - Davis.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at University of California - Davis

#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 32 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Stony Brook University is $10,683 for bachelor’s degree chemical engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at SUNY Stony Brook

#6

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#6 in overall quality

Milwaukee School of Engineering did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. MSOE is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees to qualified students.

MSOE not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,186 for Bachelor’s Degree Chemical Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend MSOE.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full MSOE Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees to qualified students.

OHIO Athens also made our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio University - Athens Campus is $17,584 for Bachelor’s Degree Chemical Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at OHIO Athens

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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