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2027 Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools in the New England Region

[Polymer & Plastics Engineering](/majors/engineering/polymer-and-plastics-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value polymer & plastics engineering schools.

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• Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools in the New England Region

2027 Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools in the New England Region

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

1

University Of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, MA

$16,966 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$64,874 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Massachusetts Lowell earned the #1 spot for value among polymer & plastics engineering schools in the New England Region. University Of Massachusetts Lowell is a very large public school located in the suburb of Lowell. Students from in state pay about $16,966 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $36,264. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the polymer & plastics engineering program here. Early-career polymer & plastics engineering graduates make about $83,068. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 83%.

2

University Of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

$17,772 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,195 Avg Student Debt

$71,631 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in polymer & plastics engineering will find it at University Of Massachusetts Amherst, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Amherst, University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $17,772, compared with $40,449 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for polymer & plastics engineering graduates is $25,195. Early-career polymer & plastics engineering graduates make about $53,666. That is a strong return on a $25,195 median debt. The acceptance rate is 60%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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.