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2022 Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 330 people earned their degree in general polymer amd plastics engineering, making the major the 647th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 general polymer amd plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general polymer amd plastics engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general polymer amd plastics engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general polymer amd plastics engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree polymer engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income Over $110k)

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Virginia Tech

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree polymer engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, University of Akron Main Campus has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’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.

Full University of Akron Main Campus General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 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 Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree polymer engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Polymer & Plastics Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s polymer engineering students in 2019-2020.

Case Western also made our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Case Western Reserve University General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

#6

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Lehigh University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree polymer engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, Lehigh has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, 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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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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