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2023 Most Popular Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

Check out the polymer engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the most popular school for polymer and plastics engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Women make up 33% of the polymer engineering majors at the school.

Full Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Virginia Tech Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular polymer and plastics engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Southern Miss is a large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

About 40% of the students majoring in polymer engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for polymer and plastics engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

Of the 2 students majoring in polymer engineering at Auburn, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Auburn University Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Polymer & Plastics Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best polymer and plastics engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 7
Tennessee 0
Alabama 3
Mississippi 10

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

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 4 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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