2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 330 people earned their degree in general polymer amd plastics engineering, making the major the 647th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 78 general polymer amd plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 general polymer amd plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general polymer amd plastics engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general polymer amd plastics engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The polymer engineering 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 Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region”.

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Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$15,217 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Akron Main Campus General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

#2

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$47,958 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western also made our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Case Western Reserve University General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering

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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