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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

27 Colleges
750,590 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,244 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Chemical Engineering School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Great Lakes RegionOut of all the majors we analyze each year, chemical engineering was ranked #51 in the country. In fact 5,415,716 bachelor's degrees were handed out in 2021-2022. Of those degrees, 750,590 went to students in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer a bachelor's in chem eng. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. We are more focused on chem eng schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.

To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.

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2024 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Chemical Engineering Colleges for the Money.

Top 10 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools

1

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value chemical engineering schools. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population. Purdue also took the #4 spot in our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at Purdue to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $28,080. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Purdue is $121,867. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Our rankings recognize University of Akron Main Campus as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

It takes about 4.6 years for the average student at University of Akron Main Campus to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $24,514. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from University of Akron Main Campus is $113,010. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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3

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

It takes the average student at UW - Stevens Point about 4.5 years to graduate, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $20,171. This means that the average student pays around $90,366 to get a bachelor’s degree from UW - Stevens Point. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Youngstown State University earned the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

It takes about 4.7 years for the average student at Youngstown State University to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $16,443. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University is $77,282. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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5

Our rankings recognize Western Michigan University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at WMU is 4.6 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $19,851. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the WMU is $92,109. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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6

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus earned the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

It takes about 4.6 years for the average student at UC to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $31,117. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UC be around $141,582. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ohio University - Athens Campus. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at OHIO Athens is 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $30,951. This means that the average student pays around $134,637 to get a bachelor’s degree from OHIO Athens. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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8

Our rankings recognize University of Toledo as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a large student population.

At University of Toledo, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.5 years, and it costs about $26,934 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from University of Toledo is about $122,011. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign earned the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population. UIUC did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

It takes the average student at UIUC about 4.2 years to graduate, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $33,662. This means that the average student pays around $141,717 to get a bachelor’s degree from UIUC. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Our rankings recognize Cleveland State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

The average student at Cleveland State University graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $24,676. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Cleveland State University is $111,536. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

StateDegrees Awarded
Michigan426
Ohio618
Illinois304
Indiana300
Wisconsin124

Chemical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

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