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2023 Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor's

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In 2020-2021, 227 people earned their degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering, making the major the 782nd most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 146 chemical and biomolecular engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful chemical and biomolecular engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s”.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Stony Brook is a public institution located in Stony Brook, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY Stony Brook Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Report

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at UChicago

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at UPenn

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee School of Engineering. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemical engineering students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 MSOE Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Report

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Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UC Davis Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Report

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 15 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chemical engineering students in 2020-2021.

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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at MIT

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With a ranking of #8, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 5 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at OHIO Athens

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, North Carolina

Campbell University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s list. Buies Creek, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Campbell University Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Report

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Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, Florida

Eckerd College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s list. Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.

Read full report on Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Eckerd College

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Ohio University - Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, Ohio

With a ranking of #11, Ohio University - Eastern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemical engineering students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at OHIO Eastern

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Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Chillicothe, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at OHIO Chillicothe

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Ohio University - Lancaster Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s list. Lancaster, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Full OHIO Lancaster Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Report

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Ohio University - Southern Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ohio University - Southern Campus is located in Ironton, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Ohio University - Southern Campus

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Ohio University - Zanesville Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemical Engineering Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. OHIO Zanesville is located in Zanesville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s chemical engineering degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at OHIO Zanesville

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