by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for chemical engineering students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 136 master's degrees in chemical engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The chem eng master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality chem eng program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for chemical engineering students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in chemical engineering.
Carnegie Mellon University is a great decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in chemical engineering. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
Every student who is interested in a master's degree in chemical engineering has to look into University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from University of Pennsylvania
It's difficult to beat Lehigh University if you want to pursue a master's degree in chemical engineering. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bethlehem.More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from Lehigh University
It is difficult to beat Drexel University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in chemical engineering. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.
Master's students who receive their degree from the chem eng program make an average of $84,947 for their early career.
More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from Drexel UniversityExplore all the Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 261 | 218 |
| Maryland | 193 | 60 |
| New Jersey | 188 | 76 |
| District of Columbia | 154 | 1 |
| Delaware | 109 | 14 |
Chemical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 95 |
| Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 41 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 769 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 463 |
| Computer Engineering | 348 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 304 |
| Civil Engineering | 191 |
| Systems Engineering | 160 |
| Robotics Engineering | 113 |
| Other Engineering | 109 |
| Materials Engineering | 91 |
| Industrial Engineering | 84 |
