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2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

6 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Texas, there were 970 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 124 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in chemical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in Texas

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 30 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree chem eng students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 38 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 19 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Chemical Engineering Report

#5

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree chem eng students list, Lamar University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699.

Full Lamar University Chemical Engineering Report

#6

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Rice University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rice 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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