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2023 Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

6 Ranked Colleges
146 Degrees Awarded
$34,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Engineering for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering is the 782nd most popular major in the country with 227 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 146 chemical and biomolecular engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical and biomolecular engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemical and biomolecular engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemical and biomolecular engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying chemical engineering.

Top 6 Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 13 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, MIT supports 11,254 students, and 129 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 38 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,024. On top of their other funding sources, 32 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. MIT offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus, 1,283 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 23 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 26,552 students enrolled at University of Pennsylvania, 324 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. During this same period, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UPenn]](/colleges/university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying chemical engineering list, UC Davis has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 39,074 students enrolled at University of California - Davis, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,489. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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

Full UC Davis Veteran Student Life Report

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

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.Among the 26,782 students enrolled at SUNY Stony Brook, 208 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 127 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,244. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full SUNY Stony Brook Veteran Student Life Report

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Milwaukee School of Engineering landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Milwaukee School of Engineering is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying chemical engineering list, MSOE has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 2,673 students enrolled at MSOE, 108 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,618. To help with additional expenses, 26 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. MSOE offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at MSOE]](/colleges/milwaukee-school-of-engineering/student-life/veterans/)

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