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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 85 polymer and plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,366 and $27,591 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in polymer and plastics engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in polymer and plastics engineering.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region polymer engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Penn College is a small public school situated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 ’s polymer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehigh University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 19 ’s polymer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Polymer Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Hoboken, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s polymer engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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