2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Maryland” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Chemical Engineering is the 53rd most popular major in the country with 13,314 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maryland, there were 303 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The chem eng school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland”.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland doctor’s degree chem eng students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UMBC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at UMBC

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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