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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Arizona ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 228 degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.
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 Arizona 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.
Any student who is interested in chemical engineering has to check out Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.
Degree recipients from the chemical engineering degree program at Arizona State University - Tempe earn $4,996 more than the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
University of Arizona is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in chemical engineering. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson.
Graduates who receive their degree from the chem eng program earn around $73,479 in their early career salary.
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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