A degree in chemical engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #70 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for chemical engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 908 degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of chemical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Chemical Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the chem eng degree levels they offer.
Texas A&M University - College Station is a great option for students interested in a degree in chemical engineering. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were approximately 294 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Chemical Engineering degree recipients from Texas A&M University - College Station get an earnings boost of approximately $12,359 above the typical income of chemical engineering graduates.
It's hard to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in chemical engineering. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 165 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the chemical engineering major at The University of Texas at Austin make $13,548 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Rice University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in chemical engineering. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #48 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were roughly 44 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent data year. Those chemical engineering students who get their degree from Rice University receive $14,013 more than the standard chem eng graduate.
It's difficult to beat Texas Tech University if you want to pursue a degree in chemical engineering. Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.
There were approximately 132 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year. Chemical Engineering degree recipients from Texas Tech University earn a boost of about $3,769 above the typical income of chemical engineering graduates.
Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 111 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the chemical engineering major at University of Houston make $10,651 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Lamar University is a large public university located in the city of Beaumont. This university ranks 78th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 51 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lamar University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the chemical engineering degree program at Lamar University earn $13,467 more than the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 13 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 98th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 36 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M Kingsville in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the chem eng program report average early career income of $55,622.
PVAMU is a medium-sized public university located in the rural area of Prairie View. This university ranks 91st out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 50 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at PVAMU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, chem eng degree recipients usually make around $58,627 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of chemical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Chemical Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
