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2023 Most Popular Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools

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$62,838 Avg Salary
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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 Most Popular Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Polymer & Plastics Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for polymer engineering majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Lowell to be the most popular school for polymer and plastics engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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#5

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for polymer and plastics engineering students. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular polymer and plastics engineering programs. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for polymer and plastics engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for polymer and plastics engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools ranking. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

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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 13 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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