2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Chemical Engineering is the 66th most popular major in the country with 13,610 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Kentucky, there were 170 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,550 and $23,712 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in chemical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Kentucky Chemical Engineering Report

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$64,493 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #2 spot on the list. UofL is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 17 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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