Chemical Engineering

Ranked in 2013, part of Best Engineering Schools

Chemical engineering involves chemistry, biology, math, and physics. Graduates may become designers and inventors, potentially working with everything from nanotechnology to new energy. These are the top chemical engineering programs.

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Rankings Overall Engineering School Program Data
Rank School name Score Tuition Total graduate engineering enrollment Additional data
#29 University of Massachusetts​‒​Amherst

Amherst, MA

3.0 $2,640 per year (in-state, full-time); $9,937 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 862

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#54 University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

2.4 $175 per credit (in-state, full-time); $654 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 597
#88 Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

2.0 $178 per credit (in-state, full-time); $709 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 881
#60 Louisiana State University​‒​Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

2.3 $5,875 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,263 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 636
#60 University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

2.3 $5,964 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,454 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,073
#88 University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

2.0 $6,592 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,208 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 712
#20 North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

3.4 $6,883 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,931 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,918
#88 University of Akron

Akron, OH

2.0 $7,285 per year (in-state, full-time); $12,473 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 388
#60 Texas Tech University (Whitacre)

Lubbock, TX

2.3 $253 per credit (in-state, full-time); $604 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 725
#50 Auburn University (Ginn)

Auburn University, AL

2.5 $7,866 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,598 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 851
#54 University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

2.4 $7,900 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,064 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 418
#29 Texas A&M University​‒​College Station (Look)

College Station, TX

3.0 $277 per credit (in-state, full-time); $577 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2,918
#60 Clemson University

Clemson, SC

2.3 $8,368 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,670 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,317
#29 Iowa State University

Ames, IA

3.0 $8,940 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,814 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,013
#43 University at Buffalo​‒​SUNY

Buffalo, NY

2.7 $9,370 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,680 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,324
#6 University of Texas​‒​Austin (Cockrell)

Austin, TX

4.3 $9,564 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,506 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,425
#81 Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

2.1 $327 per credit (in-state, full-time); $738 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 496
#60 University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

2.3 $330 per credit (in-state, full-time); $772 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 593
#54 Arizona State University (Fulton)

Tempe, AZ

2.4 $10,001 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,549 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,692
#50 CUNY​‒​City College (Grove)

New York, NY

2.5 $10,180 per year (in-state, full-time); $750 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 654
#50 University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

2.5 $10,202 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,612 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 993
#74 University of Tennessee​‒​Knoxville

Knoxville, TN

2.2 $10,280 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,768 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,000
#13 Purdue University​‒​West Lafayette

West Lafayette, IN

3.8 $10,332 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,134 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3,070
#60 Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

2.3 $10,372 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,552 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 660
#88 University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

2.0 $10,410 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,600 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 822

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