2024 Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you pursue a master's degree in chemical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #104 most popular program 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 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for chemical engineering students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 master's degrees in chemical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’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 master'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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for chemical engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Chemical Engineering Schools

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 Master's Degree Schools in Maryland.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Chemical Engineering in Maryland

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

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Chem Eng

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in chemical engineering needs to look into Johns Hopkins University. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in chemical engineering. UMBC is a large public university located in the large suburb of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	214
Pennsylvania	607	115
New Jersey	346	76
District of Columbia	334	1
Delaware	151	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to Chem Eng

One of 2 majors within the Chemical Engineering area of study, Chemical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.