2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in Illinois

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 77 master's degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Chemical Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of chemical engineering students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for chemical engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Chemical Engineering in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in chemical engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Chem Eng Students Working on Their Master's

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Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

45 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in chemical engineering needs to look into Illinois Institute of Technology. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in chemical engineering in Illinois.

There were roughly 45 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Chicago is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in chemical engineering. UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in chemical engineering in Illinois.

There were roughly 13 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in chemical engineering. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in chemical engineering in Illinois.

There were about 10 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in chemical engineering. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in chemical engineering in Illinois.

There were about 9 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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