by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for chemical engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 231 doctor's degrees in chemical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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The chem eng doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. 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.
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
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 doctor's degree.
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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in chemical engineering.
Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in chemical engineering has to check out Carnegie Mellon University. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
University of Pennsylvania is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in chemical engineering. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from University of Pennsylvania
It's hard to beat Princeton University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in chemical engineering. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Princeton.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from Princeton University
Cornell University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in chemical engineering. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from Cornell University
Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from Lehigh University
Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from Columbia University in the City of New York
Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from Johns Hopkins University
UD is a very large public university located in the suburb of Newark.
Students who graduate with their doctorate from the chem eng program report average early career wages of $112,828.
More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from University of Delaware
UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from University of Maryland - College Park
Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 176 | 73 |
| New York | 174 | 74 |
| Maryland | 119 | 33 |
| New Jersey | 115 | 32 |
| Delaware | 53 | 19 |
One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Chemical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 219 |
| Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 12 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 361 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 276 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 205 |
| Civil Engineering | 141 |
| Materials Engineering | 103 |
| General Engineering | 69 |
| Industrial Engineering | 56 |
| Operations Research | 34 |
| Computer Engineering | 27 |
| Environmental Engineering | 24 |
