2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

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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 New Jersey, there were 387 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,250 and $25,964 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 101 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree chem eng students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Rutgers New Brunswick

#2

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, New Jersey

#4 in overall quality

$33,744 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$65,238 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

NJIT also took the #4 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Jersey Institute of Technology are $33,744, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology

#3

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$38,876 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Stevens Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hoboken, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stevens Institute of Technology Chemical Engineering Report

#4

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$56,470 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

Princeton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Princeton University

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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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