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2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
120 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,595 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 120 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree chem eng students.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 19 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #3 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree chem eng students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Chemical Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Oklahoma

#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#4 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 26 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

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#9

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree chem eng students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Chemical Engineering Report

#11

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Rice University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, 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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