If you're seeking a degree in polymer chemistry, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #970 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Polymer Chemistry Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 58 degrees in polymer chemistry annually.
The polymer chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Polymer Chemistry rankings. For our Best Overall Polymer Chemistry School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Polymer Chemistry Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Polymer Chemistry in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the polymer chemistry degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a degree in polymer chemistry. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 polymer chemistry students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in polymer chemistry. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 3 polymer chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in polymer chemistry has to take a look at University of Akron Main Campus. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Akron. This university ranks 23rd out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 19 polymer chemistry students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent data year.
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).
The polymer chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Polymer Chemistry rankings. For our Best Overall Polymer Chemistry School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
