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2024 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Texas

10 Colleges in Texas
908 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #64 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 reviewed 10 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of chemical engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 908 degrees in chemical engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Chemical Engineering School

Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Texas The chem eng program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chemical Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall Chemical Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Chemical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Chem Eng
Bachelor's Degrees in Chem Eng
Master's Degrees in Chem Eng
Doctor's Degrees in Chem Eng

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 Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Chemical Engineering in Texas

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the chem eng degree levels they offer.

10 Top Texas Schools in Chem Eng

1
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Rice University
Houston, TX
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX
44 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

Rice University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in chemical engineering. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.

There were about 44 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in chemical engineering from Rice University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
294 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in chemical engineering has to look into Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were about 294 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
165 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in chemical engineering. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 165 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
111 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in chemical engineering needs to check out University of Houston. UH is a fairly large public university located in the city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were approximately 111 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in chemical engineering from University of Houston

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
132 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were about 132 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
51 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 51 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lamar University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in chemical engineering from Lamar University

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
50 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 78th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 50 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at PVAMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in chemical engineering from Prairie View A & M University

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX
36 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Kingsville. This university ranks 76th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 36 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M Kingsville in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University - Kingsville

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Odessa. This university ranks 50th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.More information about a degree in chemical engineering from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TX

UTSA is a very large public university located in the large city of San Antonio. This university ranks 25th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 13 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Arizona670286
Oklahoma565182
New Mexico416120

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

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