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2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

6 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemical engineering programs, but they also 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 Texas

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

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

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 38 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 15 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #4 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 Texas Tech University are $17,530.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree chem eng students list, UH has also earned the #5 rank 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 UH are $18,689.

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#5

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 10 doctorate’s chem eng degrees 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.

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#6

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Rice University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 12 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree chem eng students list, Rice has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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