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 “Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” 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. 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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in polymer and plastics engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular polymer and plastics engineering programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s 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 awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s polymer engineering students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Southern Mississippi Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 1 masters’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.
Read full report on Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Auburn University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 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 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%.
Read full report on Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Virginia Tech
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 0 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Polymer & Plastics Engineering at UT Knoxville
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