2023 Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Ranked Colleges
16
Degrees Awarded
$30,900
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Polymer Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 360 people earned their degree in general polymer amd plastics engineering, making the major the 663rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 85 general polymer amd plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general polymer amd plastics engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general polymer amd plastics engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The polymer engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Polymer Engineering for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Polymer Engineering for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying polymer engineering.
Top 1 Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Polymer Engineering for a Master’s list. Lehigh is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehigh, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 7,067 students enrolled at Lehigh University, 34 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,051. During this same period, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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