2025 Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

If you're seeking a degree in polymer & plastics engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #293 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for polymer & plastics engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 129 degrees in polymer & plastics engineering to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools List

Polymer & Plastics Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Polymer & Plastics Engineering in Massachusetts

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the polymer engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Polymer Engineering

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

106 Polymer Engineering Degrees Awarded

$77,492 Median Starting Salary

University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in polymer & plastics engineering. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a large student population.

Degree recipients from the polymer & plastics engineering program at University of Massachusetts - Lowell make $3,759 above the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in polymer & plastics engineering from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in polymer & plastics engineering. Located in the city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in polymer & plastics engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Polymer & Plastics Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Polymer & Plastics Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Polymer Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Polymer & Plastics Engineering	129

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Most Popular Majors Related to Polymer Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	2,096
Electrical Engineering	1,333
Computer Engineering	1,216
Biomedical Engineering	827
Civil Engineering	637
Chemical Engineering	558
Other Engineering	520
General Engineering	484
Systems Engineering	326
Industrial Engineering	255

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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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More about our data sources and methodologies.