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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering (With Aid)

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

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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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general polymer amd plastics engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general polymer amd plastics engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree polymer engineering students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 26 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMass Lowell General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 2 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’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.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 15 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #6 spot 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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#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s polymer engineering students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s polymer engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree polymer engineering students with aid 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.

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#6

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Lehigh University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Lehigh is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh also made our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130.

Full Lehigh University General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 14 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Case Western General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

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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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  • 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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