2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 13,610 people earned their degree in chemical engineering, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, chemical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,963 and had an average of $22,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 468 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,925 and $25,130 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in chemical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great chemical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama doctor’s degree chem eng students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Alabama

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k list. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 7 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 3 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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