Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Schools

While you can get a degree in chemical engineering at a wide assortment of different colleges for your undergraduate major, why not pick one of the best? These 10 universities are the best chemical engineering undergraduate schools that you can choose from in the entire United States and each one has something different to offer.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, MA
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers by far the best chemical engineering undergraduate program in the entire United States. Over all of their majors, they usually rank #1 in every single one. They rank #1 in every single engineering major for undergraduate schools too. By teaching you a foundational knowledge in chemistry, physics, biology, and mathematics, you can be completely fluent in chemical engineering if you attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
For More Information: http://web.mit.edu/cheme/

2. University of California - Berkeley - Berkeley, CA
If you are looking to get your undergraduate degree in chemical engineering then California is the place to be. Not just the university either; the entire state has some of the best chemical engineering undergraduate schools in the country. On this list alone there are four schools from California. If you decide on attending the University of California - Berkeley for your selected undergraduate major, then you have made a great choice. After graduating from Cal - Berkeley, you will not only end up with a great salary, you can also benefit the public through service to industry, government, and the engineering profession. That statement was taken directly from the University of California - Berkeley's chemical engineering mission statement. If you are looking for a great place to attend college for your undergraduate degree, then the University of California - Berkeley might be the right decision for you.
For More Information: http://cheme.berkeley.edu/

3. California Institute of Technology - Pasadena, CA
Along with California - Berkeley, Cal Tech is one of the best undergraduate schools for chemical engineering. Their chemical engineering program offers many different goals for their students to accomplish. With an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering at California Institute of Technology, you can either enter their graduate program or they will help you prepare you for your future work in an industry in research and development. By pushing you to use all of your brain with chemistry, physics, math, biology, and even biochemistry, you will be a greatly well-rounded graduate if you decide to get your undergraduate degree from California Institute of Technology.
For More Information: http://www.che.caltech.edu/

4. Stanford University - Stanford, CA
Here is yet another highly regarded chemical engineering school ranked on this list from California. Just because Stanford University is ranked below two other schools in their own state does not make them any worse of a school to attend. Stanford University is still in the upper echelon of chemical engineering schools. While you may begin your studies here in regular classrooms, you will quickly move out of the traditional classroom and move into the laboratories. After you have been in the lab for a while, you will then move out into working with top notch technology in its working environment. This is only one of the perks you can receive from attending Stanford University. If you need any more information about Stanford University and its undergraduate program in chemical engineering, take a look at the link below.
For More Information: http://cheme.stanford.edu/

5. University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN
Now for a change, we will look at a school that actually is not even on the west coast. The University of Minnesota is one of the best chemical engineering schools in the entire country. It is highly regarded for its top ranking in the Big 10, which is a very prestigious academic conference. Though they only graduate approximately 140 students with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering each year, if you can get into the university it is well worth this difficult course work. With a different style of teaching, the University of Minnesota offers one of the more student/teacher friendly environments that a university can offer. They only have three different professors that teach in the college of chemical engineering, so you will quickly get to know all of your potential teachers.
For More Information: http://www.cems.umn.edu/

6. University of Texas - Austin, TX
If you are from the south, the University of Texas - Austin, is probably the best choice you can make for obtaining a respectable undergraduate major in chemical engineering. As they prepare you for one of two things, getting prepared for a graduate degree or entering the workforce as a successful and competent worker, you will gain the experience needed as a chemical engineering major to do this. Though this major is a very rigorous and demanding one, if you can stick with it and succeed in it, you can achieve great things at the University of Texas - Austin with your undergraduate major in chemical engineering. It is easily one of the top schools in the entire country in chemical engineering.
For More Information: http://www.che.utexas.edu/

7. University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
Though the University of Wisconsin is not the best chemical engineering school in the Big 10, it is still one of the premier universities to attend for an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering. Each year, the University of Wisconsin graduates approximately 100 students in chemical engineering, so if you are looking for a program that accepts a lot of students and are willing work at it, you can achieve an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering in the University of Wisconsin. With the major only taking 133 credits, one can easily finish an undergraduate degree in four years. This allows you to easily move on to a graduate degree or quickly move on to working in the workforce at a young age.
For More Information: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/che/

8. University of California Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara, CA
Here is the final California school to be listed in the top 10 chemical engineering schools in the United States. The University of California Santa Barbara is not an extension of the University of California - Berkeley, it is its own school with an excellent undergraduate program in chemical engineering. Whatever your goals are for your career, you can attain them at University of California Santa Barbara. If you want to simply work for a firm working on some sort of research and development project, you can do that. Or if you are looking and aspiring for a much more prestigious job, you can do that too. There are graduates of University of California Santa Barbara's undergraduate program for chemical engineering that became an actual NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle commander (Dr. Leroy Chiao).
For More Information: http://www.chemengr.ucsb.edu/

9. University of Delaware - Newark, DE
While you can usually find a top notch school in your selected major in the New England/New York area, chemical engineering does not offer quite as large of a selection that most majors do. With that being said, the University of Delaware is the best chemical engineering undergraduate school in the northeastern area. The university aims to offer a high quality education to students at all levels, to lead in the development and organization of new knowledge, and to provide technical service to the community. This is their first sentence in their chemical engineering mission statement. If you decide on staying in the northeast for your undergraduate degree in chemical engineering, then the University of Delaware could be the right selection for you. They offer a great educational background and they also offer the intangibles that make college the great experience it is supposed to be.
For More Information: http://www.chemengr.ucsb.edu/

10. Princeton University - Princeton, NJ
A great list of great colleges just simply isn't great until you add Princeton University to it. And no, I am not adding Princeton University just for the sake of adding them. They are easily one of the best chemical engineering schools in the entire United States and deserve a spot on the top ten chemical engineering undergraduate schools. While students must complete the required framework for a degree, each individual can develop their own academic program that adheres to what they really want to study. Among chemical engineering, at Princeton you can go further and even study bioengineering and nanotechnology and other complicated courses. Selecting Princeton University would be a great decision for any aspiring chemical engineering major at the undergraduate level.
For More Information: http://www.princeton.edu/che/