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2023 Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Polymer & Plastics Engineering is the #235 most popular major in the country with 167 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Polymer & Plastics Engineering

Our analysis found Case Western Reserve University to be the best school for polymer and plastics engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best polymer and plastics engineering schools in the United States. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best polymer and plastics engineering schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

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One of 39 majors within the area of study, polymer and plastics engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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