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2025 Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools

6 Colleges in the United States
325 Polymer Engineering Degrees Awarded
General Polymer & Plastics Engineering isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #663 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 325 degrees in general polymer & plastics engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Polymer & Plastics Engineering School

Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools The polymer engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general polymer & plastics engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Polymer Engineering
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the polymer engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Polymer Engineering

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA

Lehigh University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general polymer & plastics engineering. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.

There were about 11 general polymer & plastics engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
106 Polymer Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general polymer & plastics engineering. UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the suburb of Lowell. This university ranks 17th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 106 general polymer & plastics engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Case Western Reserve University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general polymer & plastics engineering. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 general polymer & plastics engineering students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
4.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in general polymer & plastics engineering needs to check out University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the city of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were roughly 23 general polymer & plastics engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA

Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 19 general polymer & plastics engineering students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
30.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 48th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 26 general polymer & plastics engineering students who graduated with this degree at Penn College in the most recent data year.

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