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2025 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Missouri

3 Colleges in Missouri
198 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$73,817 Avg Early-Career Salary
Chemical Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #70 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of chemical engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 198 degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Chemical Engineering School

Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Missouri Your choice of chemical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for chemical engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Chem Eng
Master's Degrees in Chem Eng
Doctor's Degrees in Chem Eng

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 Missouri list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Chemical Engineering in Missouri

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the chem eng degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Missouri Schools in Chem Eng

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
56 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$69,801 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a degree in chemical engineering. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were about 56 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, chem eng degree recipients generally earn about $69,801 at the beginning of their careers.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
99 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$78,369 Median Starting Salary

Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in chemical engineering. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Rolla. This university ranks 5th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were approximately 99 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent data year. Those chemical engineering students who get their degree from Missouri University of Science and Technology receive $4,552 more than the standard chem eng grad.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Chem Eng Degrees Awarded
$69,950 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in chemical engineering has to check out University of Missouri - Columbia. Mizzou is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. This university ranks 3rd out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were approximately 43 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the chem eng program state that they receive average early career wages of $69,950.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 191
Kansas 266 131
Iowa 264 189
Nebraska 238 37
North Dakota 210 45
South Dakota 204 42

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Chemical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Chem Eng Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering 198

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 693
Civil Engineering 358
Electrical Engineering 325
Biomedical Engineering 205
Computer Engineering 204
General Engineering 193
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 151
Other Engineering 143
Systems Engineering 89
Geoscience Engineering 87

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