2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering in Massachusetts

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 Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across Massachusetts, there were 115 general polymer amd plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 general polymer amd plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking looked at 2 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general polymer amd plastics engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$26,990 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s polymer engineering degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990.

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#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s polymer engineering degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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