Best Chemical Engineering. Programs in the South (2025)…

All 48 Programs

Rank	School	Program Earnings	Cohort Size	Student Debt	Student GPS	Parent Debt	Parent GPS
#26	The University Of AlabamaPublic	$86,590	199	$22,750	Excellent	$48,666	Manageable
#27	University Of DelawarePublic	$86,289	70	$24,572	Excellent	$43,000	Manageable
#28	University Of South Carolina-ColumbiaPublic	$86,093	59	$21,500	Excellent	$31,393	Manageable
#29	University Of Oklahoma-Norman CampusPublic	$85,991	93	$20,654	Excellent	$31,890	Manageable
#30	University Of Maryland-Baltimore CountyPublic	$85,876	56	$19,500	Excellent	$26,987	Good
#31	Howard UniversityPrivate	$84,653	19	$24,500	Excellent	$58,682	Challenging
#32	Liberty UniversityPrivate	$84,073	43	$24,500	Excellent	$16,398	Good
#33	The University Of Tennessee-ChattanoogaPublic	$84,045	23	$19,500	Excellent	$17,353	Good
#34	Tulane University Of LouisianaPrivate	$83,929	17	$20,500	Excellent	$33,574	Manageable
#35	Virginia Commonwealth UniversityPublic	$83,657	37	$21,500	Excellent	$23,585	Good
#36	The University Of Tennessee-KnoxvillePublic	$82,312	74	$20,500	Excellent	$30,610	Manageable
#37	West Virginia UniversityPublic	$81,841	60	$22,500	Excellent	$32,980	Manageable
#38	Tennessee Technological UniversityPublic	$81,456	61	$15,650	Excellent	$11,640	Excellent
#39	University Of Maryland-College ParkPublic	$79,654	85	$19,000	Excellent	$35,200	Manageable
#40	Tuskegee UniversityPrivate	$79,332	13	$27,000	Excellent	$53,000	Challenging
#41	Louisiana Tech UniversityPublic	$79,157	32	$22,135	Excellent	$18,071	Good
#42	University Of Louisiana At LafayettePublic	$78,642	66	$22,902	Excellent	$13,655	Good
#43	University Of South FloridaPublic	$78,184	136	$17,988	Excellent	$15,541	Good
#44	University Of MississippiPublic	$76,685	42	$20,000	Excellent	$29,387	Manageable
#45	University Of KentuckyPublic	$74,477	96	$22,500	Excellent	$30,006	Manageable
#46	North Carolina A & T State UniversityPublic	$73,527	19	$27,000	Excellent	$20,004	Manageable
#47	University Of Alabama In HuntsvillePublic	$60,528	53	$20,705	Excellent	$20,297	Manageable
#48	Florida Institute Of TechnologyPrivate	$57,318	31	$27,000	Good	$29,276	Challenging

#26The University Of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL • Public

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$86,590Program Earnings

199

Cohort

$22,750

Student Debt

$48,666

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.9% burden

16.9% burden

#27University Of Delaware

Newark, DE • Public

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$86,289Program Earnings

Cohort

$24,572

Student Debt

$43,000

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

5.3% burden

15.9% burden

#28University Of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC • Public

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$86,093Program Earnings

Cohort

$21,500

Student Debt

$31,393

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.6% burden

12.4% burden

#29University Of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Norman, OK • Public

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$85,991Program Earnings

Cohort

$20,654

Student Debt

$31,890

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.5% burden

12.4% burden

#30University Of Maryland-Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD • Public

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$85,876Program Earnings

Cohort

$19,500

Student Debt

$26,987

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.2% burden

10.9% burden

Washington, DC • Private nonprofit

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$84,653Program Earnings

Cohort

$24,500

Student Debt

$58,682

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

5.4% burden

20.3% burden

#32Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA • Private nonprofit

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$84,073Program Earnings

Cohort

$24,500

Student Debt

$16,398

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

5.5% burden

9.7% burden

#33The University Of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN • Public

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$84,045Program Earnings

Cohort

$19,500

Student Debt

$17,353

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.3% burden

8.8% burden

#34Tulane University Of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA • Private nonprofit

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$83,929Program Earnings

Cohort

$20,500

Student Debt

$33,574

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.6% burden

13.2% burden

#35Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA • Public

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$83,657Program Earnings

Cohort

$21,500

Student Debt

$23,585

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.8% burden

10.9% burden

#36The University Of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN • Public

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$82,312Program Earnings

Cohort

$20,500

Student Debt

$30,610

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.7% burden

12.8% burden

#37West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV • Public

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$81,841Program Earnings

Cohort

$22,500

Student Debt

$32,980

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

5.2% burden

14.0% burden

#38Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, TN • Public

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$81,456Program Earnings

Cohort

$15,650

Student Debt

$11,640

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.6% burden

6.8% burden

#39University Of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD • Public

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$79,654Program Earnings

Cohort

$19,000

Student Debt

$35,200

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.6% burden

14.3% burden

#40Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL • Private nonprofit

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$79,332Program Earnings

Cohort

$27,000

Student Debt

$53,000

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

6.5% burden

21.2% burden

#41Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, LA • Public

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$79,157Program Earnings

Cohort

$22,135

Student Debt

$18,071

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

5.4% burden

10.4% burden

#42University Of Louisiana At Lafayette

Lafayette, LA • Public

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$78,642Program Earnings

Cohort

$22,902

Student Debt

$13,655

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

5.6% burden

9.4% burden

#43University Of South Florida

Tampa, FL • Public

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$78,184Program Earnings

136

Cohort

$17,988

Student Debt

$15,541

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.4% burden

8.8% burden

#44University Of Mississippi

University, MS • Public

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$76,685Program Earnings

Cohort

$20,000

Student Debt

$29,387

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

5.1% burden

13.6% burden

#45University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY • Public

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$74,477Program Earnings

Cohort

$22,500

Student Debt

$30,006

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

5.9% burden

15.1% burden

#46North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, NC • Public

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$73,527Program Earnings

Cohort

$27,000

Student Debt

$20,004

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

7.3% burden

13.4% burden

#47University Of Alabama In Huntsville

Huntsville, AL • Public

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$60,528Program Earnings

Cohort

$20,705

Student Debt

$20,297

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

7.5% burden

15.9% burden

#48Florida Institute Of Technology

Melbourne, FL • Private nonprofit

💰

$57,318Program Earnings

Cohort

$27,000

Student Debt

$29,276

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

10.7% burden

23.9% burden

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