by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Polymer & Plastics Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Polymer & Plastics Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Lehigh University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in polymer engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Lehigh paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $27,000 | $27,000 |
| Fees | $130 | $130 |
Lehigh does not offer an online option for its polymer engineering doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lehigh Online Learning page.
Women made up around 33.3% of the polymer engineering students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 42.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the polymer engineering doctor’s degrees at Lehigh in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 13%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Polymer & Plastics Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Polymer & Plastics Engineering | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to polymer and plastics engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | 8 |
| Civil Engineering | 6 |
| Computer Engineering | 1 |
| Electrical Engineering | 10 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.