2022 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering is the 753rd most popular major in the country with 293 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemical and biomolecular engineering programs, but they also 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 $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #1 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Report

#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 9 doctorate’s chemical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tulane Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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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