2024 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Chemical Engineering is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #40 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 171 bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to chemical engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other chemical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized chemical engineering related body.

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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Chemical Engineering in Iowa

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Chem Eng

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

121 Annual Graduates

Iowa State University is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Iowa State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Iowa if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City.More information about a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from University of Iowa

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	184
Minnesota	446	159
Kansas	352	120
Nebraska	331	35
North Dakota	251	40
South Dakota	237	31

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Chemical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Chemical Engineering is one of 2 different types of Chemical Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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