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Best Schools for Chemical Engineering in 2026

158 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Chemical Engineering, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Chemical Engineering graduate earns $72,288/yr across 158 schools.

Programs Ranked

158

Avg Earnings

$72,288/yr

Avg DW Score

65/100

AI Risk

High

54% task exposure

All Chemical Engineering Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Chemical Engineering University of Florida · Gainesville, FL	74 68–77	$87,164/yr	High	40.0x
2	Chemical Engineering Lamar University · Beaumont, TX	74 68–76	$87,284/yr	High	30.8x
3	Chemical Engineering Brigham Young University · Provo, UT	73 67–76	$77,565/yr	High	41.2x
4	Chemical Engineering Mississippi State University · Mississippi State, MS	73 67–75	$78,183/yr	High	25.6x
5	Chemical Engineering North Carolina A & T State University · Greensboro, NC	73 68–75	$78,323/yr	High	31.3x
6	Chemical Engineering North Carolina State University at Raleigh · Raleigh, NC	73 67–76	$81,492/yr	High	28.1x
7	Chemical Engineering Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · Stillwater, OK	73 67–75	$82,466/yr	High	24.9x
8	Chemical Engineering University of Houston · Houston, TX	73 68–75	$84,468/yr	High	24.5x
9	Chemical Engineering Texas A & M University-College Station · College Station, TX	73 66–75	$86,176/yr	High	22.6x
10	Chemical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX	73 67–75	$87,365/yr	High	22.7x
11	Chemical Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI	73 67–74	$85,945/yr	High	21.8x
12	Chemical Engineering University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point · Stevens Point, WI	73 68–75	$84,047/yr	High	22.8x
13	Chemical Engineering Purdue University-Main Campus · West Lafayette, IN	73 67–74	$81,105/yr	High	22.8x
14	Chemical Engineering Auburn University · Auburn, AL	72 66–74	$82,217/yr	High	20.5x
15	Chemical Engineering University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR	72 66–74	$75,102/yr	High	25.0x
16	Chemical Engineering California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Pomona, CA	71 65–74	$69,009/yr	High	33.8x
17	Chemical Engineering University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA	71 64–74	$81,553/yr	High	20.3x
18	Chemical Engineering Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL	72 66–75	$70,797/yr	High	42.4x
19	Chemical Engineering University of South Florida · Tampa, FL	72 66–74	$70,659/yr	High	31.9x
20	Chemical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Atlanta, GA	72 67–74	$85,847/yr	High	20.6x
21	Chemical Engineering University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	72 67–74	$75,915/yr	High	23.4x
22	Chemical Engineering Iowa State University · Ames, IA	72 66–73	$76,184/yr	High	21.9x
23	Chemical Engineering Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS	72 66–74	$77,492/yr	High	23.2x
24	Chemical Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE	72 67–73	$79,603/yr	High	21.0x
25	Chemical Engineering New Mexico State University-Main Campus · Las Cruces, NM	72 67–74	$75,766/yr	High	26.4x
26	Chemical Engineering University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus · Norman, OK	72 67–74	$77,751/yr	High	22.6x
27	Chemical Engineering University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT	72 66–74	$73,841/yr	High	24.5x
28	Chemical Engineering University of South Alabama · Mobile, AL	71 65–72	$71,116/yr	High	21.7x
29	Chemical Engineering Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ	71 66–73	$78,813/yr	High	20.2x
30	Chemical Engineering University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA	71 65–72	$75,340/yr	High	19.7x
31	Chemical Engineering Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	71 64–74	$74,786/yr	High	22.3x
32	Chemical Engineering Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA	72 67–73	$79,157/yr	High	18.5x
33	Chemical Engineering University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	72 66–73	$81,777/yr	High	19.1x
34	Chemical Engineering University of Mississippi · University, MS	72 66–73	$76,685/yr	High	19.4x
35	Chemical Engineering Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY	71 65–73	$72,868/yr	High	22.8x
36	Chemical Engineering Ohio University-Eastern Campus · Saint Clairsville, OH	71 65–73	$67,322/yr	High	34.7x
37	Chemical Engineering Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus · Chillicothe, OH	71 65–73	$67,322/yr	High	34.7x
38	Chemical Engineering Ohio University-Southern Campus · Ironton, OH	71 65–73	$67,322/yr	High	34.7x
39	Chemical Engineering Ohio University-Lancaster Campus · Lancaster, OH	71 65–73	$67,322/yr	High	34.7x
40	Chemical Engineering Ohio University-Zanesville Campus · Zanesville, OH	71 65–73	$67,322/yr	High	34.7x
41	Chemical Engineering University of Toledo · Toledo, OH	71 66–72	$79,750/yr	High	18.4x
42	Chemical Engineering South Dakota School of Mines and Technology · Rapid City, SD	71 65–73	$72,785/yr	High	23.6x
43	Chemical Engineering Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX	71 65–72	$77,586/yr	High	19.3x
44	Chemical Engineering West Virginia University Institute of Technology · Beckley, WV	71 65–73	$69,875/yr	High	26.8x
45	Chemical Engineering University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA	70 64–72	$76,680/yr	High	18.1x
46	Chemical Engineering University of Maine · Orono, ME	70 65–71	$78,838/yr	High	16.6x
47	Chemical Engineering University of New Mexico-Main Campus · Albuquerque, NM	70 63–72	$62,907/yr	High	26.7x
48	Chemical Engineering CUNY City College · New York, NY	70 65–71	$67,450/yr	High	22.4x
49	Chemical Engineering University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	70 65–72	$73,112/yr	High	20.1x
50	Chemical Engineering University of Cincinnati-Main Campus · Cincinnati, OH	70 65–71	$82,372/yr	High	16.1x
51	Chemical Engineering Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH	70 65–72	$77,455/yr	High	17.9x
52	Chemical Engineering University of South Carolina-Columbia · Columbia, SC	70 64–72	$75,680/yr	High	18.7x
53	Chemical Engineering West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV	70 64–72	$69,875/yr	High	22.3x
54	Chemical Engineering The University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL	69 63–71	$69,809/yr	High	19.4x
55	Chemical Engineering University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ	69 63–70	$73,479/yr	High	16.6x
56	Chemical Engineering University of California-Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA	70 64–71	$79,737/yr	High	16.4x
57	Chemical Engineering University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL	68 62–70	$77,440/yr	High	15.8x
58	Chemical Engineering University of Louisville · Louisville, KY	69 62–71	$70,675/yr	High	18.1x
59	Chemical Engineering University of Louisiana at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA	69 62–72	$63,886/yr	High	23.3x
60	Chemical Engineering Montana State University · Bozeman, MT	69 63–71	$62,206/yr	High	24.5x
61	Chemical Engineering University of Nevada-Reno · Reno, NV	69 63–71	$64,039/yr	High	23.0x
62	Chemical Engineering University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY	69 63–71	$67,873/yr	High	19.5x
63	Chemical Engineering University of Akron Main Campus · Akron, OH	69 63–70	$71,873/yr	High	17.3x
64	Chemical Engineering Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH	69 64–70	$69,609/yr	High	18.2x
65	Chemical Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · Blacksburg, VA	69 64–70	$82,382/yr	High	15.0x
66	Chemical Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	69 63–71	$71,618/yr	High	18.1x
67	Chemical Engineering University of California-Davis · Davis, CA	67 59–70	$68,337/yr	High	16.9x
68	Chemical Engineering University of Colorado Boulder · Boulder, CO	67 59–70	$70,359/yr	High	16.5x
69	Chemical Engineering University of Maryland-Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	67 60–70	$66,023/yr	High	18.0x
70	Chemical Engineering Wayne State University · Detroit, MI	68 61–70	$71,373/yr	High	16.6x
71	Chemical Engineering Missouri University of Science and Technology · Rolla, MO	69 64–69	$78,369/yr	High	14.8x
72	Chemical Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	68 62–70	$71,618/yr	High	16.8x
73	Chemical Engineering Clemson University · Clemson, SC	68 62–69	$75,951/yr	High	14.9x
74	Chemical Engineering The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN	67 60–70	$57,952/yr	High	21.0x
75	Chemical Engineering The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · Knoxville, TN	69 64–70	$76,302/yr	High	15.6x
76	Chemical Engineering Tennessee Technological University · Cookeville, TN	67 61–70	$60,300/yr	High	20.4x
77	Chemical Engineering Texas A & M University-Kingsville · Kingsville, TX	67 59–70	$55,622/yr	High	22.4x
78	Chemical Engineering University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA	68 61–70	$67,624/yr	High	18.1x
79	Chemical Engineering Colorado State University-Fort Collins · Fort Collins, CO	66 59–69	$62,468/yr	High	17.9x
80	Chemical Engineering University of Delaware · Newark, DE	68 63–68	$80,564/yr	High	13.7x
81	Chemical Engineering University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS	67 61–69	$63,870/yr	High	17.5x
82	Chemical Engineering University of Massachusetts-Lowell · Lowell, MA	67 62–69	$77,380/yr	High	14.1x
83	Chemical Engineering University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI	67 62–68	$79,551/yr	High	13.5x
84	Chemical Engineering Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI	68 63–69	$79,023/yr	High	14.0x
85	Chemical Engineering University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	66 60–68	$73,245/yr	High	14.3x
86	Chemical Engineering University of Missouri-Columbia · Columbia, MO	67 61–68	$69,950/yr	High	15.2x
87	Chemical Engineering Cleveland State University · Cleveland, OH	67 62–68	$69,043/yr	High	15.7x
88	Chemical Engineering University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	67 62–69	$73,072/yr	High	14.9x
89	Chemical Engineering Prairie View A & M University · Prairie View, TX	66 59–69	$58,627/yr	High	19.6x
90	Chemical Engineering University of Virginia-Main Campus · Charlottesville, VA	67 61–68	$85,772/yr	High	12.8x
91	Chemical Engineering Washington State University · Pullman, WA	67 62–69	$69,820/yr	High	16.0x
92	Chemical Engineering University of California-Riverside · Riverside, CA	66 60–68	$68,245/yr	High	15.0x
93	Chemical Engineering University of Minnesota-Duluth · Duluth, MN	66 60–67	$67,152/yr	High	14.9x
94	Chemical Engineering Miami University-Oxford · Oxford, OH	66 61–67	$77,542/yr	High	12.7x
95	Chemical Engineering Ohio University-Main Campus · Athens, OH	66 60–68	$67,322/yr	High	15.0x
96	Chemical Engineering Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, VA	67 63–67	$79,721/yr	High	13.0x
97	Chemical Engineering University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez · Mayaguez, PR	66 60–69	$47,701/yr	High	37.8x
98	Chemical Engineering California State University-Long Beach · Long Beach, CA	64 57–67	$45,164/yr	High	31.6x
99	Chemical Engineering University of California-Irvine · Irvine, CA	64 56–68	$57,540/yr	High	17.0x
100	Chemical Engineering University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY	66 60–67	$65,389/yr	High	14.8x
101	Chemical Engineering University of Massachusetts-Amherst · Amherst, MA	65 59–67	$72,514/yr	High	13.0x
102	Chemical Engineering Michigan Technological University · Houghton, MI	66 61–66	$80,193/yr	High	11.9x
103	Chemical Engineering University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI	66 61–66	$75,406/yr	High	12.6x
104	Chemical Engineering University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY	65 58–68	$46,398/yr	High	30.7x
105	Chemical Engineering University of California-San Diego · La Jolla, CA	63 55–67	$59,508/yr	High	15.0x
106	Chemical Engineering University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL	63 56–66	$58,377/yr	High	14.8x
107	Chemical Engineering Western Michigan University · Kalamazoo, MI	64 59–65	$68,632/yr	High	12.6x
108	Chemical Engineering University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	63 57–66	$71,599/yr	High	12.1x
109	Chemical Engineering Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ	64 57–66	$67,777/yr	High	13.2x
110	Chemical Engineering New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology · Socorro, NM	66 61–66	$57,215/yr	High	14.8x
111	Chemical Engineering University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus · Waterbury, CT	63 57–65	$68,025/yr	High	12.3x
112	Chemical Engineering University of Connecticut-Avery Point · Groton, CT	63 57–65	$68,025/yr	High	12.3x
113	Chemical Engineering University of Connecticut-Stamford · Stamford, CT	63 57–65	$68,025/yr	High	12.3x
114	Chemical Engineering University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus · Hartford, CT	63 57–65	$68,025/yr	High	12.3x
115	Chemical Engineering University of Alabama in Huntsville · Huntsville, AL	64 59–64	$60,528/yr	High	11.9x
116	Chemical Engineering Colorado School of Mines · Golden, CO	60 54–62	$68,318/yr	High	10.3x
117	Chemical Engineering University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT	61 55–62	$68,025/yr	High	10.4x
118	Chemical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology · Newark, NJ	61 55–63	$66,617/yr	High	11.0x
119	Chemical Engineering University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	61 56–62	$73,072/yr	High	9.8x
120	Chemical Engineering Rowan University · Glassboro, NJ	60 56–60	$61,045/yr	High	8.7x
121	Chemical Engineering University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA	56 49–60	$81,721/yr	High	4.9x
122	Chemical Engineering Rice University · Houston, TX	56 50–59	$87,830/yr	High	4.1x
123	Chemical Engineering University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN	55 49–57	$83,377/yr	High	3.5x
124	Chemical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology · Terre Haute, IN	56 50–58	$82,394/yr	High	3.7x
125	Chemical Engineering Trine University · Angola, IN	56 50–58	$72,875/yr	High	5.3x
126	Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA	55 49–59	$80,139/yr	High	4.2x
127	Chemical Engineering Cornell University · Ithaca, NY	55 49–58	$85,578/yr	High	3.5x
128	Chemical Engineering University of Dayton · Dayton, OH	56 50–58	$79,865/yr	High	4.2x
129	Chemical Engineering Northwestern University · Evanston, IL	55 49–58	$80,709/yr	High	3.6x
130	Chemical Engineering Northeastern University · Boston, MA	55 49–56	$81,880/yr	High	3.1x
131	Chemical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA	55 49–56	$78,767/yr	High	3.3x
132	Chemical Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ	55 49–56	$79,339/yr	High	3.2x
133	Chemical Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY	54 48–57	$78,263/yr	High	3.3x
134	Chemical Engineering Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA	55 49–57	$80,653/yr	High	3.3x
135	Chemical Engineering Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA	55 49–57	$82,435/yr	High	3.3x
136	Chemical Engineering Tuskegee University · Tuskegee, AL	53 46–56	$51,473/yr	High	8.0x
137	Chemical Engineering Tufts University · Medford, MA	53 47–56	$75,367/yr	High	3.3x
138	Chemical Engineering Clarkson University · Potsdam, NY	54 48–56	$75,887/yr	High	3.1x
139	Chemical Engineering Manhattan College · Riverdale, NY	54 48–56	$73,333/yr	High	3.8x
140	Chemical Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY	54 48–56	$73,984/yr	High	3.4x
141	Chemical Engineering Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH	55 49–56	$83,706/yr	High	2.8x
142	Chemical Engineering Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA	54 48–56	$77,528/yr	High	3.3x
143	Chemical Engineering Lafayette College · Easton, PA	54 49–56	$79,602/yr	High	2.9x
144	Chemical Engineering Widener University · Chester, PA	53 47–56	$71,160/yr	High	3.6x
145	Chemical Engineering Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN	53 47–56	$75,639/yr	High	3.1x
146	Chemical Engineering University of Rochester · Rochester, NY	52 46–55	$71,028/yr	High	3.1x
147	Chemical Engineering Villanova University · Villanova, PA	52 46–55	$72,379/yr	High	2.9x
148	Chemical Engineering University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA	51 45–54	$68,234/yr	High	2.9x
149	Chemical Engineering Florida Institute of Technology · Melbourne, FL	50 43–55	$53,145/yr	High	5.3x
150	Chemical Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago, IL	52 45–54	$64,526/yr	High	3.6x
151	Chemical Engineering Kettering University · Flint, MI	54 48–55	$71,411/yr	High	2.8x
152	Chemical Engineering New York University · New York, NY	50 43–54	$60,392/yr	High	3.3x
153	Chemical Engineering Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY	48 40–53	$55,154/yr	High	3.3x
154	Chemical Engineering Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY	52 46–53	$72,864/yr	High	1.9x
155	Chemical Engineering Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD	47 39–52	$51,267/yr	High	3.4x
156	Chemical Engineering Washington University in St Louis · Saint Louis, MO	51 46–52	$69,801/yr	High	1.8x
157	Chemical Engineering University of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK	48 39–52	$47,705/yr	High	4.5x
158	Chemical Engineering Milwaukee School of Engineering · Milwaukee, WI	49 43–51	$55,333/yr	High	2.9x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Chemical Engineering?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, University of Florida ranks #1 for Chemical Engineering with a score of 74/100 and graduate earnings of $87,164/yr.

How much do Chemical Engineering graduates earn?

Across 158 schools, Chemical Engineering graduates earn an average of $72,288/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $87,830/yr.

Is Chemical Engineering a good major for AI resistance?

Chemical Engineering has an average AI task exposure of 54%, rated "High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.