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

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 chemical and biomolecular engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical and biomolecular engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemical and biomolecular engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree chemical engineering students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (With Aid)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Pennsylvania is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 32 masters’s chemical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Pennsylvania Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Report

#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York

#3 in overall quality

$25,583 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemical engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #3 spot in our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583.

Read more about Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Stony Brook University

#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

$27,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehigh, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Lehigh

#4

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$21,978 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Jefferson University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Thomas Jefferson University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s chemical engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Thomas Jefferson University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University are $21,978, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Thomas Jefferson University

#5

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#2 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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 5 masters’s chemical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tulane Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Report

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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