by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 12,917 people earned their degree in chemical engineering, making the major the 70th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, chemical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $65,870 and had an average of $23,285 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 52 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major” ranking analyzed 25 colleges that offered a degree in chemical engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in chemical engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The chem eng school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree chem eng students.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College landed the #1 spot on the list. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College is located in Miami, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cascadia College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Located in Bothell, Washington, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Cascadia College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bedford, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Middlesex Community College Chemical Engineering Report
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue College landed the #4 spot on the list. BC is located in Bellevue, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Holmes Community College is located in Goodman, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #6, Green River College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Green River College is located in Auburn, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
Shoreline Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. Shoreline Community College is a small school located in Shoreline, Washington that handed out 3 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Salt Lake Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Salt Lake Community College is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 7 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tacoma Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking, coming in at #9. Tacoma Community College is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
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Edmonds Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking, coming in at #10. Edmonds Community College is located in Lynnwood, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Chemical Engineering at Edmonds Community College
With a ranking of #11, Hostos Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Hostos Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 1 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Community College of Rhode Island landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. CCRI is a public institution located in Warwick, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Chemical Engineering at Community College of Rhode Island
Whatcom Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking, coming in at #13. Whatcom Community College is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
Blinn College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. Blinn College is a fairly large public school situated in Brenham, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Olympic College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. Olympic College is a small school located in Bremerton, Washington that handed out 1 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s chem eng degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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Utah State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s chem eng degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a small school located in Kirkland, Washington that handed out 0 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
McLennan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking, coming in at #17. This medium-sized school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at McLennan Community College
Spokane Falls Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Spokane Falls Community College is a small school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 0 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of Southern Idaho came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school situated in Twin Falls, Idaho. It awarded 0 associates’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at College of Southern Idaho
Clark College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. Located in Vancouver, Washington, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.
Lower Columbia College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. Lower Columbia College is a public institution located in Longview, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Southwestern Oregon Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major list. SWOCC is located in Coos Bay, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Southwestern Oregon Community College
Snow College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major ranking. Located in Ephraim, Utah, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.
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