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2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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 $75-$110k” 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.

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. 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 $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Rice University

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. 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 made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Austin Chemical Engineering Report

#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#10 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University 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 Lamar University are $15,699.

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#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

UH also took the #8 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

Full UH Chemical Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

#10 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

University of Arizona 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 $75-$110k ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona Chemical Engineering Report

#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech University

#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 30 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Chemical Engineering Report

#10

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

University of Tulsa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree chem eng students whose families make $75-$110k list, University of Tulsa has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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

#9 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus 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 $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #9 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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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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