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2025 Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in New York

7 Colleges in New York
265 Master's Degrees
$81,822 Avg Early-Career Salary
Chemical Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #85 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for chemical engineering students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 265 master's degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Chemical Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in New York Your choice of chemical engineering for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

Our complete 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.

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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 New York list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Chemical Engineering in New York

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for chemical engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

Top New York Schools for a Master's in Chem Eng

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Every student who is interested in a master's degree in chemical engineering has to check out Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Those chemical engineering students who get their master's degree from Columbia University in the City of New York make $14,130 more than the typical chem eng grad.

More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from Columbia University in the City of New York

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47 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in chemical engineering. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from Cornell University

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12 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in chemical engineering needs to look into University of Rochester. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from University of Rochester

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New York University
New York, NY
21 Annual Graduates

New York University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in chemical engineering. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from New York University

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
11 Annual Graduates

Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Syracuse.More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from Syracuse University

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Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the chem eng program state that they receive average early career wages of $67,692.

More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from University at Buffalo

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Manhattan University
Riverdale, NY
13 Annual Graduates

Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Riverdale.More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from Manhattan University

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 248 132
Maryland 193 60
New Jersey 188 76
District of Columbia 154 1
Delaware 109 14

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Chemical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Chem Eng Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering 259
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering 6

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 831
Computer Engineering 763
Mechanical Engineering 647
Operations Research 563
General Engineering 459
Biomedical Engineering 422
Industrial Engineering 390
Civil Engineering 309
Systems Engineering 130
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 113

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