2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k

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Polymer & Plastics Engineering is the 287th most popular major in the country with 330 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Massachusetts, there were 115 polymer and plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $21,500 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 polymer and plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 polymer and plastics engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMass Amherst Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

#2

University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$26,990 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k 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 school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 5 doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Polymer & Plastics Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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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