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

8 Ranked Colleges
160 Degrees Awarded
$34,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 160 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 8 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in Pennsylvania

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

Villanova also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova are $20,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Villanova Chemical Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree chem eng students list, Pitt has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Pitt

#3

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #3 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park also took the #7 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Penn State University Park

#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh also took the #3 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Lehigh

#5

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Jefferson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree chem eng students list, Thomas Jefferson University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University are $21,978, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Thomas Jefferson University Chemical Engineering Report

#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drexel University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. Drexel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree chem eng students list, Drexel has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Drexel University

#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 32 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UPenn Chemical Engineering Report

#8

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 67 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about 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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