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2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Chemical Engineering is the 53rd most popular major in the country with 13,314 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 853 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 76 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in chemical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 35 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at MIT

#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #3 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Tufts University

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 9 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree chem eng students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #5 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at UMass Lowell

#6

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#9 in overall quality

University of Rhode Island landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Rhode Island

#7

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Connecticut came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 3 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree chem eng students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCONN has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Connecticut

#8

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#10 in overall quality

University of Maine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 1 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree chem eng students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMaine has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at UMaine

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNH is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 1 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNH Chemical Engineering Report

#10

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at WPI

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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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