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2023 Most Popular 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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Case Western Reserve University the most popular school in the United States for polymer and plastics engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Women make up 36% of the polymer engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 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 city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 55% of the polymer engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular polymer and plastics engineering schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in polymer engineering at UMass Amherst, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 4 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

About 33% of the students majoring in polymer engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

Of the 5 students majoring in polymer engineering at Southern Miss, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for polymer and plastics engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

Women make up 50% of the polymer engineering majors at the school.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree polymer and plastics engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the polymer engineering majors at the school.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree polymer and plastics engineering programs. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for polymer and plastics engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized 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.

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 9 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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