by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 71 polymer and plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $26,222 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 polymer and plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in polymer and plastics engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in polymer and plastics engineering.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree polymer engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Polymer & Plastics Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #2 spot on the list. Case Western Reserve University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s polymer engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Case Western Reserve University
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #3 spot on the list. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 0 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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