2026 Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools in Washington
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the polymer & plastics engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools
For return on investment in polymer & plastics engineering, no school beat Western Washington University this year. Located in the city of Bellingham, Western Washington University is a large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,582, while out-of-state students pay about $28,707. Students borrow a median of $21,656 to complete the polymer & plastics engineering program here. Early-career polymer & plastics engineering graduates make about $60,375. That is a strong return on a $21,656 median debt. Western Washington University admits about 93% of applicants.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.