2025 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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 New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of chemical engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 41 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 schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Chemical Engineering in New Jersey

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

Top New Jersey Schools for a Doctorate in Chem Eng

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

14 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in chemical engineering needs to look into Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the city of New Brunswick.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

11 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in chemical engineering needs to take a look at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology

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	176	73
New York	174	74
Maryland	119	33
Delaware	53	19

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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	41

Majors Similar to Chem Eng

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	59
Mechanical Engineering	47
Civil Engineering	35
Biomedical Engineering	27
Operations Research	14
Ceramic Engineering	8
Computer Engineering	7
Materials Engineering	7
General Engineering	5
Environmental Engineering	5

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.