Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Chemical Engineering

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

132 Ranked Colleges
1,642 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,642 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 132 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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.

More Ways to Rank Chemical Engineering Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#23 in overall quality

Out of the 132 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 36 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #23 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Florida

#25 in overall quality

Out of the 132 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at UW Seattle

#3

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 20 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree chem eng students with aid list, MIT has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#4

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Stanford is a fairly large school located in Stanford, California that handed out 22 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Stanford

#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#13 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 59 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Purdue

#6

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#9 in overall quality

Princeton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Princeton, New Jersey. It awarded 12 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Princeton University

#7

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#22 in overall quality

North Carolina State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 45 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #22 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University

#5 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at U-M

With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 10 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC Chemical Engineering Report

Top 25% in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at UW - Madison

The University of Texas at Austin came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin Chemical Engineering Report

University of California - Irvine landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of California - Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s chem eng degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of California - Irvine

#19 in overall quality

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Georgia Tech

#14

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#16 in overall quality

Rice University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Rice University

Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo Chemical Engineering Report

#16

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

With a ranking of #16, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 4 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at NC A&T

Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 8 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 6 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.

Full USF Tampa Chemical Engineering Report

With a ranking of #19, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 59 masters’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

University of California - San Diego landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

#21

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

#22

The City College of New York

New York, New York

The City College of New York came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. The City College of New York is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at CCNY

#23

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

University of California - Riverside came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686.

Full University of California - Riverside Chemical Engineering Report

With a ranking of #24, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

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 full report on Chemical Engineering at ASU - Tempe

#25

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#24 in overall quality

University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

Switch to a Similar Major

General Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for General Engineering (With Aid)

Agricultural Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (With Aid)

Biomedical Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Biomedical Engineering (With Aid)

Civil Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)

Electrical Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid)

Engineering Physics
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (With Aid)

Environmental Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (With Aid)

Mechanical Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid)

Mining Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Mining Engineering (With Aid)

Nuclear Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Nuclear Engineering (With Aid)

Petroleum Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Petroleum Engineering (With Aid)

Textile Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Textile Engineering (With Aid)

Construction Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (With Aid)

Manufacturing Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering (With Aid)

Surveying Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Surveying Engineering (With Aid)

Paper Science & Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Paper Science & Engineering (With Aid)

Biochemical Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Biochemical Engineering (With Aid)

Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Electrical and Computer Engineering. (With Aid)

Other Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Other Engineering (With Aid)

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (With Aid)

Architectural Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (With Aid)

Ceramic Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Ceramic Engineering (With Aid)

Computer Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering (With Aid)

Engineering Mechanics
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics (With Aid)

Engineering Science
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering Science (With Aid)

Materials Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (With Aid)

Metallurgical Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Metallurgical Engineering (With Aid)

Marine Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Marine Engineering (With Aid)

Ocean Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Ocean Engineering (With Aid)

Systems Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (With Aid)

Polymer & Plastics Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering (With Aid)

Industrial Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Industrial Engineering (With Aid)

Operations Research
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Operations Research (With Aid)

Geoscience Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering (With Aid)

Robotics Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Robotics Engineering (With Aid)

Biological Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Biological Engineering (With Aid)

Energy Systems Engineering
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Energy Systems Engineering (With Aid)

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova.

Featured Engineering Schools

Find Schools Near You