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Polymer & Plastics Engineering at University of Southern Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a polymer engineering school? To help you decide if University of Southern Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's polymer engineering program.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in polymer engineering.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Polymer & Plastics Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Polymer & Plastics Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Polymer Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Polymer Engineering

Southern Miss Polymer & Plastics Engineering Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in polymer engineering, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Polymer Engineering Student Demographics at Southern Miss

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the polymer engineering majors at University of Southern Mississippi.

Southern Miss Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Program

40% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Polymer & Plastics Engineering from Southern Miss in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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Of the students who received a polymer engineering master's degree from Southern Miss, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the polymer engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a master's in polymer engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Polymer Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in polymer engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Architectural and Engineering Managers 890 $122,550
Engineering Professors 190 $102,730
Materials Engineers 160 $85,330

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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