2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering in the New England Region

Polymer & Plastics Engineering isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #126 in popularity out of 295 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 reviewed 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of polymer and plastics engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21 doctor's degrees in polymer and plastics engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Polymer & Plastics Engineering in the New England Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in polymer and plastics engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Polymer Engineering Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in polymer and plastics engineering has to look into University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in polymer and plastics engineering in Massachusetts. More information about a doctorate in polymer and plastics engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst

2

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

University of Massachusetts - Lowell is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in polymer and plastics engineering. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in polymer and plastics engineering in Massachusetts. More information about a doctorate in polymer and plastics engineering from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the most popular polymer and plastics engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	147	32

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Polymer & Plastics Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Polymer & Plastics Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	139
Mechanical Engineering	138
Biomedical Engineering	92
Chemical Engineering	76
Civil Engineering	54
Engineering Science	49
Computer Engineering	42
Materials Engineering	35
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	21
Engineering Physics	21

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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