Best Schools for Chemical Engineering

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$75,617
Avg. Earnings
3,442
Graduates
#1
S

Stanford University

Stanford, CA · Private

$91,744
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 3.9%
#2
H

Howard University

Washington, DC · Private

$84,653
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 34.9%
#3
R

Rice University

Houston, TX · Private

$83,915
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $78,801
Graduates: 54
Acceptance: 7.9%
#4
C

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private

$83,351
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $74,126
Graduates: 89
Acceptance: 8.2%
#5
K

Kettering University

Flint, MI · Private

$83,177
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $75,152
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 79.1%
#6
T

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Public

$82,830
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $77,308
Graduates: 117
Acceptance: 29.1%
#7
M

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Private

$80,964
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $81,524
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 4.7%
#8
U

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

$80,718
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $70,767
Graduates: 56
Acceptance: 11.7%
#9
T

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Public

$80,669
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $76,110
Graduates: 105
Acceptance: 63.2%
#10
N

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

$79,688
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $71,607
Graduates: 32
Acceptance: 7.1%
#11
R

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, IN · Private

$79,473
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $69,749
Graduates: 86
Acceptance: 72.8%
#12
U

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR · Public

$78,343
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $72,033
Graduates: 67
Acceptance: 71.7%
#13
U

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY · Public

$77,715
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,646
Graduates: 39
Acceptance: 80.5%
#14
U

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Private

$76,460
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $73,118
Graduates: 83
Acceptance: 12.4%
#15
L

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA · Public

$76,460
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $80,305
Graduates: 90
Acceptance: 74.0%
#16
W

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI · Public

$76,460
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $64,406
Graduates: 43
Acceptance: 82.0%
#17
B

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA · Private

$76,460
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $71,437
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 32.0%
#18
B

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Private

$76,460
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,199
Graduates: 73
Acceptance: 69.2%
#19
C

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA · Private

$75,432
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $80,722
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 11.4%
#20
C

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Private

$75,204
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $65,500
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 4.2%
#21
Y

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH · Public

$75,204
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $60,173
Graduates: 35
Acceptance: 80.3%
#22
U

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Public

$75,104
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $75,199
Graduates: 125
Acceptance: 17.9%
#23
C

Clemson University

Clemson, SC · Public

$74,721
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $70,368
Graduates: 70
Acceptance: 38.0%
#24
A

Auburn University

Auburn, AL · Public

$74,576
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $75,285
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 50.5%
#25
U

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$74,576
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $66,484
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 5.9%
#26
G

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Public

$74,307
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $75,560
Graduates: 184
Acceptance: 16.5%
#27
M

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS · Public

$74,307
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $70,757
Graduates: 89
Acceptance: 76.3%
#28
U

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Public

$74,279
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $73,493
Graduates: 156
Acceptance: 43.7%
#29
L

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA · Private

$74,200
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,293
Graduates: 60
Acceptance: 29.3%
#30
T

Tufts University

Medford, MA · Private

$73,635
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $56,529
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 10.1%
#31
V

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN · Private

$73,446
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $73,971
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 6.3%
#32
U

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Public

$73,378
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $72,510
Graduates: 70
Acceptance: 43.4%
#33
V

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · Public

$73,272
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $72,805
Graduates: 88
Acceptance: 57.0%
#34
U

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Public

$73,145
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $72,850
Graduates: 125
Acceptance: 24.0%
#35
W

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA · Private

$72,881
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,835
Graduates: 100
Acceptance: 58.5%
#36
U

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH · Public

$72,742
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $66,253
Graduates: 60
Acceptance: 94.8%
#37
U

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Public

$72,605
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $69,927
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 16.9%
#38
U

University of Maine

Orono, ME · Public

$72,509
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $66,852
Graduates: 45
Acceptance: 95.7%
#39
U

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH · Private

$72,274
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $68,637
Graduates: 62
Acceptance: 61.7%
#40
N

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

$72,022
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $69,307
Graduates: 121
Acceptance: 5.7%
#41
D

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$71,661
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,486
Graduates: 90
Acceptance: 77.5%
#42
M

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Public

$71,351
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $70,092
Graduates: 147
Acceptance: 83.9%
#43
U

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH · Public

$71,015
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $66,094
Graduates: 74
Acceptance: 70.9%
#44
L

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX · Public

$71,015
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $73,299
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 85.7%
#45
U

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC · Public

$70,680
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $65,370
Graduates: 69
Acceptance: 61.5%
#46
M

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI · Public

$70,536
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $68,391
Graduates: 101
Acceptance: 87.9%
#47
K

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS · Public

$70,456
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $71,780
Graduates: 44
Acceptance: 79.4%
#48
U

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH · Public

$70,456
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $73,396
Graduates: 100
Acceptance: 87.7%
#49
U

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public

$70,176
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $68,745
Graduates: 86
Acceptance: 77.0%
#50
O

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Stillwater, OK · Public

$70,176
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $72,362
Graduates: 63
Acceptance: 70.9%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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