2025 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Chemical Engineering is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #28 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of chemical engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 48 doctor's degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor'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:

• 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 doctor'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.
• Student Debt - How much debt chemical engineering students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Chemical Engineering in Indiana

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for chemical engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Indiana Schools for a Doctorate in Chem Eng

1

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

23 Annual Graduates

University of Notre Dame is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in chemical engineering. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from University of Notre Dame

2

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

25 Annual Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is a good choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in chemical engineering. Purdue is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	56
Michigan	149	38
Ohio	144	53
Wisconsin	108	20

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Chemical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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	48

Majors Similar to Chem Eng

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	102
Electrical Engineering	75
Civil Engineering	41
Materials Engineering	35
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	34
Biomedical Engineering	28
Agricultural Engineering	15
Other Engineering	15
Industrial Engineering	13
Computer Engineering	12

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova. More about our data sources and methodologies.