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2027 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Kentucky

[Chemical Engineering](/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.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for chemical engineering students.

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• Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Kentucky

2027 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Kentucky

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the chemical engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools

1

University Of Louisville
Louisville, KY

$13,136 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,500 Avg Student Debt

$53,899 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked University Of Louisville the best value for a degree in chemical engineering in Kentucky. University Of Louisville is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville. In-state tuition and fees average $13,136, while out-of-state students pay about $29,482. Students borrow a median of $21,500 to complete the chemical engineering program here. Early-career chemical engineering graduates make about $70,675. Set against $21,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Louisville admits about 79% of applicants.

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University Of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

$13,502 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,308 Avg Student Debt

$59,025 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Kentucky came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value chemical engineering schools. Set in the city of Lexington, University Of Kentucky is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,502, while out-of-state students pay about $34,140. Typical student debt for chemical engineering graduates is $25,308. Chemical Engineering graduates of University Of Kentucky earn a median of $65,389 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $25,308 median debt. Roughly 93% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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.