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2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate

5 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

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 Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering

#5 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 #1 for the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees to qualified students.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217.

Read more about General Polymer & Plastics Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 5 doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Full Virginia Tech General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 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 #3 for the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s 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 University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Polymer & Plastics Engineering at UMass Lowell

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMass Amherst General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on General Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Case Western Reserve University

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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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