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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

10 Ranked Colleges
575 Degrees Awarded
$63,395 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Chem Eng for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Chem Eng for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 575 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Chem Eng for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great chemical engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Chem Eng for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Chem Eng for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Chem Eng for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. MIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 129 of the 11,254 students enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,024. To help with additional expenses, 32 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Chem Eng for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #2 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 119 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Northeastern also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern University, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,441. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Northeastern University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Chem Eng for a Bachelor’s. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.

UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus supports 14,348 students, and 37 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,247. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNH]](/colleges/university-of-new-hampshire-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Chem Eng for a Bachelor’s. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 69 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.

UCONN also took the #5 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 27,215 students enrolled at University of Connecticut, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Chem Eng for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #5 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 bachelors’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying chem eng list, UMass Lowell has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 18,150 students enrolled at UMass Lowell, 623 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 290 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,664. During this same period, 29 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Lowell offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMass Lowell]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-lowell/student-life/veterans/)

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With a ranking of #6, University of Maine did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Chem Eng for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.

UMaine also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #10.According to our most recent data, UMaine supports 11,741 students, and 21 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 17 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,419. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMaine]](/colleges/university-of-maine/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Chem Eng for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s chem eng degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying chem eng list, URI has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 381 of the 17,649 students enrolled at University of Rhode Island were GI Bill® students, of which 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,022. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Chem Eng for a Bachelor’s ranking. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chem eng degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 31,642 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts Amherst, 477 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. During this same period, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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%.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Veteran Student Life Report

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Tufts University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Chem Eng for a Bachelor’s list. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying chem eng list, Tufts has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.

Full Tufts Veteran Student Life Report

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #10, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Chem Eng for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 71 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chem eng students in 2020-2021.

WPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 77 of the 6,920 students enrolled at WPI were GI Bill® students, of which 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,341. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

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