2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering
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Chemical Engineering is the 53rd most popular major in the country with 13,314 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10,680 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 156 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree chem eng students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend BYU is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree chem eng students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 156 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,738 for Bachelor’s Degree Chem Eng students per year to attend UND.
The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,815 for bachelor’s degree chem eng students per year to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UMN Duluth is $17,067 for Bachelor’s Degree Chem Eng students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 32 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Louisiana Tech is $12,084 for Bachelor’s Degree Chem Eng students.
Lamar University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chem eng degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $12,311 for bachelor’s degree chem eng students.
Iowa State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $15,496 for Bachelor’s Degree Chem Eng students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Mayaguez, is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chem eng degrees to 77 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UPR Mayaguez is $10,766 for Bachelor’s Degree Chem Eng students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
With a ranking of #9, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,838 for Bachelor’s Degree Chem Eng students per year to attend UH.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Florida State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for Bachelor’s Degree Chem Eng students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 136 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for bachelor’s degree chem eng students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #12, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s list. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend WMU is $19,433 for Bachelor’s Degree Chem Eng students.
Youngstown State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Youngstown State University is located in Youngstown, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Youngstown State University is $11,947 for bachelor’s degree chem eng students.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Youngstown State University
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 161 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Purdue also did well on our “Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue is $13,986 for bachelor’s degree chem eng students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Texas Tech University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 98 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for Bachelor’s Degree Chem Eng students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #16, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $15,929 for bachelor’s degree chem eng students per year to attend Tennessee Technological University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Chemical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University
University of Florida came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 106 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, UF also did well on our “Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UF is $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree Chem Eng students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 62 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,648 for Bachelor’s Degree Chem Eng students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of South Alabama landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of South Alabama is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 31 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of South Alabama is $15,501 for bachelor’s degree chem eng students.
Mississippi State University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 104 bachelors’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $16,173 for bachelor’s degree chem eng students per year to attend Mississippi State University.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University
North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend NC A&T is $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Chem Eng students.
Full North Carolina A & T State University Chemical Engineering Report
California State University - Long Beach landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,622 for Bachelor’s Degree Chem Eng students per year to attend CSULB.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Kansas State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 70 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,285 for bachelor’s degree chem eng students per year to attend Kansas State University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Kansas State University
West Virginia University Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. West Virginia University Tech is a small public school situated in Beckley, West Virginia. It awarded 4 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University Institute of Technology is $10,569 for Bachelor’s Degree Chem Eng students.
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With a ranking of #25, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Toledo is a fairly large school located in Toledo, Ohio that handed out 62 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Toledo is $17,630 for Bachelor’s Degree Chem Eng students.
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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%.
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- *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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