2024 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #51 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 171 bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to chemical engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other chemical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt chemical engineering students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized chemical engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Chemical Engineering in Iowa

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for chemical engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Chem Eng

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Iowa State University
Ames, IA

121 Annual Graduates

$70,534 Median Starting Salary

$20,188 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat Iowa State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the chemical engineering major at Iowa State University earn $2,796 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Iowa State University

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

48 Annual Graduates

$64,942 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

University of Iowa is a good decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the chem eng program report average early career income of $64,942.

More information about a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from University of Iowa

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	184
Minnesota	215	159
Kansas	184	120
Nebraska	180	35
North Dakota	149	40
South Dakota	148	31

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Chemical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Chemical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Chem Eng Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering	171

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	595
Computer Engineering	378
Industrial Engineering	189
Civil Engineering	185
Electrical Engineering	169
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	160
Biomedical Engineering	113
Construction Engineering	59
Agricultural Engineering	55
Materials Engineering	42

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova. More about our data sources and methodologies.