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

11 Ranked Colleges
155 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students 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 “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 13,314 people earned their degree in chemical engineering, making the major the 53rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,595 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 155 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 11 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 12 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Chemical Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree chem eng students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 15 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

Full ASU - Tempe Chemical Engineering Report

#10 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

University of Arizona landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Arizona

#8

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

University of Houston landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 19 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #8 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Houston Chemical Engineering Report

#9

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Lamar University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Lamar University

#9 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Oklahoma

#11

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Tulsa, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Tulsa

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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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