2022 Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 396 people earned their degree in plastics and polymer engineering technology/technician, making the major the 842nd most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 plastics and polymer engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent plastics and polymer engineering technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the plastics and polymer engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The plastics and polymer engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree plastics and polymer engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology at Cornell University

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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