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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

7 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master's For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Polymer & Plastics Engineering is the 647th most popular major in the country with 330 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 general polymer amd plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general polymer amd plastics engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general polymer amd plastics engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general polymer amd plastics engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lehigh is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree polymer engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, Lehigh has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #2 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 26 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree polymer engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, UMass Lowell has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990.

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#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 14 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

Auburn University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s polymer engineering students in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s polymer engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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