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2022 Best Value Polymer Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$33,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Polymer Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

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 Value Polymer Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 81 people earned their degree in polymer chemistry, making the major the 954th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 polymer chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Polymer Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in polymer chemistry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality polymer chemistry 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 chemistry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Polymer Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree polymer chemistry students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Polymer Chemistry (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Polymer Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s polymer chemistry degrees to qualified students.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Polymer Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U-M Polymer Chemistry Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Polymer Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #2 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree polymer chemistry students with aid list, UMass Lowell has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Polymer Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Polymer Chemistry at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Polymer Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s polymer chemistry students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Polymer Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Polymer Chemistry at University of Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Polymer Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 21 doctorate’s polymer chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best Polymer Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Polymer Chemistry Report

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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