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2022 Best Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

11 Ranked Colleges
155 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in chemical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemical engineering programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree chem eng students whose families make more than $110k.

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

#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 #1 for the Best Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Chemical Engineering Report

#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 10 students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. ASU - 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed 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.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chem eng degrees to 15 students 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.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 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 University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona Chemical Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 doctorate’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree chem eng students whose families make more than $110k list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Oklahoma

#11

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Rice University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree chem eng students whose families make more than $110k list, Rice has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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