by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Plains States region, there were 884 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,793 and $23,617 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their chemical engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Plains States Region. SD Mines is a small public school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 9 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 44 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Full Washington University in St Louis Chemical Engineering Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Rolla, Missouri, and it awarded 5 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, 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 85%.
Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Chemical Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Plains States Region list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 4 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of North Dakota
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 masters’s chem eng degrees 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%.
University of Kansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Plains States Region ranking. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 6 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, 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 Kansas
Iowa State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, 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 89%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities
Kansas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 2 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Chemical Engineering at Kansas State University
With a ranking of #10, University of Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #11, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 1 masters’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 Nebraska - Lincoln
With a ranking of #12, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chem Eng Major in the Plains States Region list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Missouri - Columbia
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