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2026 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Kentucky

2 Colleges in the United States
103 Chemical Engineering Degrees Awarded
$68,032 Avg Early-Career Salary

Chemical Engineering degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for chemical engineering students pursuing a degree.

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Best Schools for Chemical Engineering in Kentucky

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the chemical engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Chemical Engineering

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Our analysis ranked University Of Louisville the best school in the country for a degree in chemical engineering. This very large public university is located in the city of Louisville. About 61% of students finish within six years. University Of Louisville awarded about 40 chemical engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the chemical engineering program make about $70,675 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $21,500 to complete this degree. Get the full chemical engineering details for University Of Louisville

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University Of Kentucky came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best chemical engineering schools. University Of Kentucky is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington. Roughly 71% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 63 chemical engineering students who graduated with this degree at University Of Kentucky in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, chemical engineering degree recipients from University Of Kentucky generally make around $65,389. Students borrow a median of $25,308 to complete this degree. See the full chemical engineering program report for University Of Kentucky

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

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