by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Chemical Engineering is the 70th most popular major in the country with 12,917 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
Across Ohio, there were 791 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,915 and $23,339 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 618 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,341 and $26,852 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in chemical engineering.
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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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio bachelor’s degree chem eng students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 40 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 63 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #3 spot on the list. Case Western Reserve University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 50 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Toledo. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 58 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Dayton did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #6. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s chem eng degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 163 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #8. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 106 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Miami University - Oxford landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 26 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio ranking. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
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Xavier University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #11. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Ohio University - Zanesville Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Zanesville, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #11. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is located in Lancaster, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Ironton, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Ohio University - Eastern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Ohio ranking. OHIO Chillicothe is a public institution located in Chillicothe, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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