2024 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Iowa

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 196 degrees in chemical engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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

• Best Overall Chemical Engineering Schools List

Chemical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

The chem eng school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Iowa. 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 Iowa

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.

Top Iowa Schools in Chem Eng

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

145 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

6.2% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in chemical engineering has to take a look at Iowa State University. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames.More information about a degree in chemical engineering from Iowa State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded

University of Iowa is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in chemical engineering. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in chemical engineering from University of Iowa

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Chem Eng

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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