2025 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Ranked #27 in popularity, chemical engineering is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for chemical engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 79 doctor's degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on chemical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of chemical engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized chemical engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Chemical Engineering Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Chemical Engineering in the New England Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for chemical engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Chem Eng

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in chemical engineering. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in chemical engineering. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Amherst.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	284	60
Connecticut	138	6
Rhode Island	119	1
New Hampshire	56	5
Maine	53	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Chem Eng

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

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova. More about our data sources and methodologies.