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2023 Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$37,188 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,838 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for polymer engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools in the United States

Check out the polymer engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Polymer & Plastics Engineering

$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Akron Main Campus to be the best value school for polymer and plastics engineering students who want to pursue a degree 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.

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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lehigh are $57,470 a year.

Lehigh also claimed a spot on our Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $33,857 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 7 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Auburn are $31,986 per year.

Auburn also claimed a spot on our Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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$33,624 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great value for polymer and plastics engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

UMass Lowell undergraduate students pay an average of $33,624 in tuition and fees each year.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value polymer and plastics engineering programs. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Case Western undergraduate students pay an average of $54,532 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Case Western also is in the top 15% of our Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools ranking.

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$36,964 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for polymer and plastics engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $36,964 per year.

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Polymer & Plastics Engineering by Region

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

Majors Similar to Polymer Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Cjp24.

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