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2022 Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 polymer and plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in polymer and plastics engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality polymer and 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 polymer and plastics engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree polymer engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering (Income Over $110k)

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 5 doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree polymer engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Tech Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 14 doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. 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.

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

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Polymer & Plastics Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #4 spot on the list. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990.

Read more about Polymer & Plastics Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. Case Western Reserve University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees to qualified students.

Case Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Case Western

#6

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Lehigh University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Polymer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh also took the #1 spot in our “Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Lehigh

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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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