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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the New England Region

10 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the New England region, there were 853 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 76 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the New England Region

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 7 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Northeastern

#2

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. WPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Chemical Engineering Report

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Maine

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. UNH is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Chemical Engineering Report

#6

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#9 in overall quality

University of Rhode Island came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at URI

#7

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree chem eng students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#8

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Connecticut landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Connecticut Chemical Engineering Report

#9

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Tufts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 4 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #3 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Tufts University

#10

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 35 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chemical Engineering Report

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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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