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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering

11 Ranked Colleges
101 Degrees Awarded
$35,400 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Polymer & Plastics Engineering is the 663rd most popular major in the country with 360 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 101 general polymer amd plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in general polymer amd plastics engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general polymer amd plastics engineering programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master’s”.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #1 spot on the 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 47 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Polymer & Plastics Engineering at UMass Lowell

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Lehigh General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master’s. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Polymer & Plastics Engineering at UMass Amherst

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s polymer engineering students in 2020-2021.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master’s list. Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s polymer engineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

With a ranking of #6, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master’s list. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s polymer engineering degrees to qualified students.

Read more about General Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Southern Miss

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s polymer engineering students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about General Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Virginia Tech

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master’s list. Auburn is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 1 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Auburn University

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master’s ranking. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s polymer engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master’s ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 0 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Polymer & Plastics Engineering at UT Knoxville

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Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s polymer engineering students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Stevens Institute of Technology General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

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