2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 330 people earned their degree in polymer and plastics engineering, making the major the 287th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, polymer and plastics engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $65,100 and had an average of $25,167 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 43 polymer and plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 polymer and plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in polymer and plastics engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality polymer and 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 polymer and plastics engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree polymer engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #1 spot on the list. Auburn is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 8 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree polymer engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, Auburn has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Auburn University Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s polymer engineering students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #0 spot in our “Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Virginia Tech

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income Over $110k)

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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