2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Ohio

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 330 people earned their degree in polymer and plastics engineering, making the major the 287th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, polymer and plastics engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $65,100 and had an average of $25,167 in loans still to pay off.

Across Ohio, there were 70 polymer and plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 polymer and plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in polymer and plastics engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent polymer and plastics engineering 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 polymer and 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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Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio master’s degree polymer engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Ohio

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 14 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western also took the #1 spot in our “Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958.

Read more about Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Case Western Reserve University

#2

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$15,217 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees 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 #2 on our “Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Polymer & Plastics Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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