2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in Illinois

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Illinois, there were 446 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,050 and $21,302 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking analyzed 3 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 Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 12 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 8 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 17 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University

#3

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 5 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology 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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