Polymer & Plastics Engineering at University of Southern Mississippi

Every polymer & plastics engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the polymer engineering program at University of Southern Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year.

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

Bachelor’s Degree in Polymer Engineering
Master’s 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

33% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of polymer engineering master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a polymer engineering master's degree from Southern Miss, 80% 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 20% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Polymer & Plastics Engineering

Polymer & Plastics Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Polymer & Plastics Engineering	10

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
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