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

11 Ranked Colleges
155 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,595 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,888 and $21,468 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 155 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913.

Full Rice University Chemical Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 38 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963.

Full OSU Chemical Engineering Report

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 15 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 8 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #6 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at ASU - Tempe

#8

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Lamar University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Arizona

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#11

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

University of Tulsa came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Tulsa

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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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