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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

7 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

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General Polymer & Plastics Engineering is the 647th most popular major in the country with 330 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 general polymer amd plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general polymer amd plastics engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general polymer amd plastics engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general polymer amd plastics engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 2 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s polymer engineering degrees to qualified students.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 11 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

Read more about General Polymer & Plastics Engineering at UMass Amherst

#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s polymer engineering students in 2019-2020.

Lehigh did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lehigh University General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 14 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree polymer engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Case Western has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Case Western General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

#6

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Auburn University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 8 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree polymer engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Auburn has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956.

Full Auburn University General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s polymer engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree polymer engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Akron Main Campus has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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  • *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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