2025 Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Ranked #28 in popularity, chemical engineering is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 58 doctor's degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on chemical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of chemical engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for chemical engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Chemical Engineering Schools

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 the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Chemical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in chemical engineering.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Chem Eng

1

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO

11 Annual Graduates

Colorado School of Mines is a good option for students interested in a doctor's degree in chemical engineering. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from Colorado School of Mines

2

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

19 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in chemical engineering needs to take a look at University of Colorado Boulder. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from University of Colorado Boulder

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best chemical engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	123	31
Utah	104	16
Idaho	47	3
Montana	37	3
Wyoming	32	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Chem Eng

Chemical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Chem Eng Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering	58

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	89
Electrical Engineering	65
Civil Engineering	59
Materials Engineering	29
Biomedical Engineering	27
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	26
Systems Engineering	17
Metallurgical Engineering	15
Petroleum Engineering	15
Nuclear 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.