Bio -and Chemical Engineering High End Research Graduate Institutions

<p>I was wondering what the high end research institutions were for biochemical engineering and chemical engineering.<br>
What are the usual stipends when going to these schools?<br>
What is the usual graduation/thesis completion time frame?<br>
What are graduate's chances of getting an academic position afterwards?
I am looking at schools in the greater Boston area but I'm not picky. But a place of focus is definitely Boston/Eastern Massachusetts.</p>