by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Polymer & Plastics Engineering is a concentration offered under the polymer and plastics engineering major at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in polymer engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UMass Amherst paid an average of $1,673 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $779 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,014 | $30,120 |
| Fees | $2,221 | $2,221 |
UMass Amherst 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 UMass Amherst Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in polymer engineering in 2019-2020, 43.8% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 42.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in polymer engineering at UMass Amherst in 2019-2020, 18.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 13%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 10 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
*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.
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