2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering in the New England Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

Across the New England region, there were 115 general polymer amd plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 general polymer amd plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general polymer amd plastics engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general polymer amd plastics engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree polymer engineering students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$26,990 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 26 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also made our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. 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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#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering (With Aid)

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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