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2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
118 Degrees Awarded
$32,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 546 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 118 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in chemical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great chemical engineering programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 67 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Carnegie Mellon University Chemical Engineering Report

#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Lehigh also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130.

Full Lehigh University Chemical Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Chemical Engineering Report

#4

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Villanova, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Villanova also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719.

Full Villanova Chemical Engineering Report

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 25 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Drexel

#6

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania

Widener University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Widener University is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Widener also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Widener are $24,810, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Widener University

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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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