Chemical processing engineers need to be near chemical plants. UD is in the Delaware Valley and that is a good region for jobs. What does Connecticut have going on? The market is very difficult this year. I keep pointing my young friend toward the Gulf Coast to find an entry-level chem eng job.
Another point of view – I recall some years ago that 1/3 of chem engs went into medicine, 1/3 went into management consulting and 1/3 went into chemical processing. So location may not matter to you.