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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 185 chemical and biomolecular engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemical and biomolecular engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chemical engineering students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,297 for Bachelor’s Degree Chemical Engineering students with aid per year to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at UW Seattle

#2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MIT is $16,636 for bachelor’s degree chemical engineering students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at MIT

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $25,802 for bachelor’s degree chemical engineering students with aid per year to attend UPenn.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at UPenn

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 19 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,669 for bachelor’s degree chemical engineering students with aid per year to attend UC Davis.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UC Davis Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Report

#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #5 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 32 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #5 spot in our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stony Brook University is $15,160 for bachelor’s degree chemical engineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Stony Brook University

#6

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#6 in overall quality

Milwaukee School of Engineering did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

MSOE not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $24,440 for Bachelor’s Degree Chemical Engineering students with aid per year to attend MSOE.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemical engineering students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also made our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend OHIO Athens is $22,906 for Bachelor’s Degree Chemical Engineering students with aid.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Report

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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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