2024 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas

Chemical Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #51 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 120 bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to chemical engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other chemical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt chemical engineering students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized chemical engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Chemical Engineering in Kansas

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

Top Kansas Schools for a Bachelor's in Chem Eng

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

63 Annual Graduates

$65,436 Median Starting Salary

$20,500 Median Student Debt

University of Kansas is a good choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. KU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lawrence.

After graduation, chem eng bachelor's recipients typically earn around $65,436 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from University of Kansas

2

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

54 Annual Graduates

$71,780 Median Starting Salary

$24,750 Median Student Debt

Kansas State University is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. K -State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Manhattan.

Chemical Engineering bachelor's degree recipients from Kansas State University get an earnings boost of about $3,172 over the average earnings of chemical engineering majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Kansas State University

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	184
Minnesota	215	159
Iowa	197	171
Nebraska	180	35
North Dakota	149	40
South Dakota	148	31

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Chemical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Chemical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Chem Eng Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering	120

Most Popular Majors Related to Chem Eng

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	414
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	131
Civil Engineering	106
Industrial Engineering	95
Architectural Engineering	92
Electrical Engineering	78
Computer Engineering	63
Biomedical Engineering	61
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	31
Petroleum Engineering	26

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.