2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in Pennsylvania

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in chemical engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #32 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of chemical engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 doctor's degrees in chemical engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Chemical Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in chem eng matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in Pennsylvania ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality chemical engineering program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for chemical engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Chemical Engineering in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in chemical engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Chem Eng Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

21 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in chemical engineering. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemical engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were about 21 chemical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

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2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in chemical engineering. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemical engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 16 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

14 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in chemical engineering. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemical engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 14 chemical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

4

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in chemical engineering has to look into Lehigh University. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemical engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 8 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in chemical engineering from Lehigh University

5

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemical engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 5 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	81
Maryland	114	23
New Jersey	113	33
Delaware	43	20

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Chemical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Chem Eng Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering	48
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering	16

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	93
Biomedical Engineering	62
Mechanical Engineering	60
General Engineering	32
Civil Engineering	27
Materials Engineering	25
Robotics Engineering	15
Industrial Engineering	11
Computer Engineering	7
Environmental Engineering	4

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova. More about our data sources and methodologies.