by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Polymer & Plastics Engineering is the 293rd most popular major in the country with 360 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, polymer and plastics engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $62,838 and had an average of $26,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 39 polymer and plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 polymer and plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in polymer and plastics engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their polymer and plastics engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s polymer engineering students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Southern Mississippi Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 1 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Auburn University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Virginia Tech
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Polymer & Plastics Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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