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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Texas

6 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Chemical Engineering is the 66th most popular major in the country with 13,610 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Texas, there were 970 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,338 and $20,486 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 124 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Texas

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. Houston, Texas 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 12 students in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

Full Rice University Chemical Engineering Report

#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 For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot 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 The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

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

#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar University, the school also landed the #6 spot 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.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Lamar University

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 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 Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Houston

#5

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 For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech

#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k 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.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

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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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