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2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

5 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$38,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Pennsylvania” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 644 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,311 and $26,601 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 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 Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 5 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list.

Penn State University Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728.

Full Penn State University Park Chemical Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

Full Pitt Chemical Engineering Report

#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Lehigh University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania doctor’s degree chem eng students list, Lehigh has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lehigh Chemical Engineering Report

#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Drexel University

#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Pennsylvania Chemical Engineering Report

#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon

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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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