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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$29,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 752 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,653 and $22,517 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in chemical engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in chemical engineering.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree chem eng students.

Top 8 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Mines Chemical Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Idaho is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at U of I

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at MSU Bozeman

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Utah

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 2 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Wyoming

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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 4 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at BYU

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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