2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Southeast region, there were 43 polymer and plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 polymer and plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the polymer and plastics engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 2 masters’s polymer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Virginia Tech

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Polymer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #2 spot on the list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s polymer engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering (With Aid)

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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