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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the New England Region

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the New England Region” 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 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” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in chemical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree chem eng students.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the New England Region

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 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 Northeastern are $25,558.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University

#2

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree chem eng students list, WPI has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040.

Full WPI Chemical Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Lowell, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. University of Maine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 1 doctorate’s chem eng degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMaine Chemical Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

UNH also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNH Chemical Engineering Report

#6

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#9 in overall quality

University of Rhode Island ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also took the #9 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082.

Full URI Chemical Engineering Report

#7

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at UMass Amherst

#8

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Connecticut ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCONN Chemical Engineering Report

#9

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Tufts University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full Tufts University Chemical Engineering Report

#10

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 35 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at MIT

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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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