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2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 13,610 people earned their degree in chemical engineering, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, chemical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,963 and had an average of $22,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 864 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,820 and $24,439 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 For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree chem eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 35 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MIT Chemical Engineering Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. 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 more about Chemical Engineering at University of Maine

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 7 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 9 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Chemical Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students 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.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#6

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Tufts University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

Tufts also took the #3 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tufts Chemical Engineering Report

#7

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#9 in overall quality

University of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 3 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at URI

#8

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Connecticut

#8 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 1 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at UNH

#10

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

WPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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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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