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2027 Best Value Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician Schools in Kansas

[Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician](/majors/engineering-technologies/industrial-production-technology/plastics-and-polymer-engineering-technology-technician/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong plastics & polymer engineering technology/technician education at a price that pays off.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for plastics & polymer engineering technology/technician students.

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• Best Value Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician Schools in Kansas

2027 Best Value Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician Schools in Kansas

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in plastics & polymer engineering technology/technician, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician Schools

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Wichita Area Technical College
Wichita, KS

$7,237 In-State Tuition & Fees

$6,887 Avg Student Debt

$38,679 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Wichita Area Technical College, our #1 best value for plastics & polymer engineering technology/technician in Kansas. Set in the city of Wichita, Wichita Area Technical College is a moderately-sized public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $7,237. Typical student debt for plastics & polymer engineering technology/technician graduates is $6,887. Early-career plastics & polymer engineering technology/technician graduates make about $24,913. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS

$8,400 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,250 Avg Student Debt

$50,579 Median Earnings (10yr)

Pittsburg State University came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value plastics & polymer engineering technology/technician schools. Pittsburg State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,400, with out-of-state students paying around $19,744. Typical student debt for plastics & polymer engineering technology/technician graduates is $22,250. Early-career plastics & polymer engineering technology/technician graduates make about $64,703. That is a strong return on a $22,250 median debt. Pittsburg State University admits about 89% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.