Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Polymer Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s polymer engineering degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehigh, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 7,067 students enrolled at Lehigh, 34 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,051. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.