by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Alabama” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across Alabama, there were 381 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,557 and $25,179 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 346 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,756 and $28,178 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Alabama” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Alabama”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tuskegee University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Alabama. Tuskegee is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tuskegee, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #2 spot on the list. UAH is a public institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Alabama list. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chem eng degrees to 161 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Alabama. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 90 bachelors’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in Alabama. University of South Alabama is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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