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2022 Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology is the 842nd most popular major in the country with 396 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 71 plastics and polymer engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in plastics and polymer engineering technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great plastics and polymer engineering technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the plastics and polymer engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Rapids Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Grand Rapids Community College is a public institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree plastics and polymer engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Grand Rapids Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,267 for Associate Degree Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Grand Rapids Community College.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s plastics and polymer engineering tech degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

Ferris did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $10,521 for associate degree plastics and polymer engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Ferris State University Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Report

#3

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Schoolcraft College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Schoolcraft College is a public institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Schoolcraft College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,455 for Associate Degree Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Schoolcraft College.

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#4

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shawnee State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Portsmouth, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s plastics and polymer engineering tech degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Shawnee State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Shawnee State University is $14,254 for Associate Degree Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Shawnee State University Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Report

#5

Mid Michigan College

Harrison, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid Michigan College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Harrison, Michigan, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s plastics and polymer engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Mid Michigan College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,427 for Associate Degree Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Mid Michigan College.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 2 associates’s plastics and polymer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU Tech also made our “Best Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $10,877 for associate degree plastics and polymer engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology.

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#7

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 associates’s plastics and polymer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Penn College also made our “Best Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $22,081 for Associate Degree Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Penn College.

Read full report on Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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