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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the New England Region

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the New England Region

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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the New England Region” 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 the New England region, there were 750 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,395 and $23,936 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 76 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree chem eng students.

Top 10 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the New England Region

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. MIT is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 31 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the New England Region list. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s 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%.

Full UMaine Chemical Engineering Report

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the New England Region list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 5 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 10 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #6, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at WPI

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With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the New England Region list. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 6 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Connecticut

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Tufts University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the New England Region ranking. Tufts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Tufts

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the New England Region ranking. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Full URI Chemical Engineering Report

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