2022 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 293 people earned their degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering, making the major the 753rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 28 chemical and biomolecular engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 chemical and biomolecular engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great chemical and biomolecular engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the chemical and biomolecular engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree chemical engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chemical engineering students in 2019-2020.

Tulane not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Report

#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #2 spot on the list. VCU is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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