University of Illinois vs University of Minnesota vs Purdue vs University of Iowa for ChemE

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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Hi all!

I’m currently considering these four schools for a chemical engineering degree. I live in Illinois, but that makes the prices for colleges roughly equal (30k, Purdue is 40k). I’ve heard that all the schools have really good programs, and that I can’t really go wrong with any of them, but I still can’t decide because they all have good advantages:

-Illinois: Really good engineering in general,probably good for employment (I might do some sort of consulting or finance, not really real engineering after college), so the name factor is there

-Minnesota: Really, really good chemical engineering program, awesome place to go to college (location wise)

-Purdue: Also really good engineering program, but more expensive

-Iowa: Just really nice, idk

I really like my options, (leaning between Illinois and Minnesota) but I want to make sure I make the right choice. Can anyone who goes to these schools, especially chemical engineers, share their insights, experiences, things of that nature?

Thanks!

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I’d like to add that I’d like to work in energy, (probably oil and gas) out of college, so that might be useful in some insights

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How are you coming up with the “really good”?

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The best schools among the list of schools you mentioned for Chemical Engineering are UIUC & UMTC. Since you are Illinois resident and if you get into both schools pick UIUC if the money is a factor or else pick UMTC as it has a great location too.

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I’d go to UIUC

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@nagintapls‌ why do you say that?

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@ronpauljones‌ Out of all the universities you listed, UIUC easily has the best engineering program and best recruiting from all the big name companies.