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2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

128 Ranked Colleges
1,583 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 For Those Getting Aid” 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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,583 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 128 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#22 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Florida

#24 in overall quality

Out of the 128 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 21 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree chem eng students with aid list, UW Seattle has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW Seattle Chemical Engineering Report

#3

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Cambridge, Massachusetts 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 20 students in 2019-2020.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#4

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 128 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #4 spot on the list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 22 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford also took the #2 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Stanford University Chemical Engineering Report

#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#12 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 59 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Purdue

#6

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

Princeton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Princeton, New Jersey. It awarded 12 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Princeton University Chemical Engineering Report

#7

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#21 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 45 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #21 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999.

Full North Carolina State University Chemical Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 38 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at U-M

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 10 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chemical Engineering Report

Top 25% in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 2 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Top 25% in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Austin Chemical Engineering Report

University of California - Irvine ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. UC Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 16 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of California - Irvine

#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 17 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#14

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#15 in overall quality

Rice University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. BYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 7 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Brigham Young University - Provo

#16

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 4 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at NC A&T

Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Rolla, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at USF Tampa

#3 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 59 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Chemical Engineering Report

University of California - San Diego did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #20. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

#21

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

University of California - Los Angeles landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

#22

The City College of New York

New York, New York

With a ranking of #22, The City College of New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. The City College of New York is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CCNY Chemical Engineering Report

#23

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

With a ranking of #23, University of California - Riverside did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 9 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCR Chemical Engineering Report

Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #24. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at ASU - Tempe

#25

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#23 in overall quality

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 9 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree chem eng students with aid list, University of Virginia has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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