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2026 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools Schools in Puerto Rico

[Chemical Engineering Schools](/majors/engineering/chemical-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for chemical engineering schools students.

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• Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools Schools in Puerto Rico

2026 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools Schools in Puerto Rico

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in chemical engineering schools, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools Schools

1

University Of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR

$5,274 In-State Tuition & Fees

$7,250 Avg Student Debt

$48,992 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in chemical engineering schools, no school beat University Of Puerto Rico Mayaguez this year. Set in the city of Mayaguez, University Of Puerto Rico Mayaguez is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $5,274. Students borrow a median of $7,250 to complete the chemical engineering schools program here. Early-career chemical engineering schools graduates make about $47,701. That is a strong return on a $7,250 median debt. Roughly 56% of applicants are accepted.

2

Universidad Politecnica De Puerto Rico Hato Rey Campus
Hato Rey, PR

$9,870 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,182 Avg Student Debt

$47,540 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in chemical engineering schools will find it at Universidad Politecnica De Puerto Rico Hato Rey Campus, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Hato Rey, Universidad Politecnica De Puerto Rico Hato Rey Campus is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,870. Students borrow a median of $23,182 to complete the chemical engineering schools program here. Soon after graduation, chemical engineering schools degree recipients from Universidad Politecnica De Puerto Rico Hato Rey Campus generally make around $29,146. Set against $23,182 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.