2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana

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

Across Indiana, there were 409 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,113 and $102,081 respectively.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in Indiana

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Purdue

#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$57,522 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #2 spot on the list. Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

Notre Dame also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame are $57,522, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Notre Dame

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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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