by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 360 people earned their degree in polymer and plastics engineering, making the major the 293rd most popular in the United States. 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.
This year’s “Schools 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 Highly Focused on Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region polymer engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 ’s polymer engineering degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s polymer engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Virginia Tech
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 3 ’s polymer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s polymer engineering degrees to 0 students 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%.
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