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2023 Most Popular Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Lowell the most popular school in the United States for polymer and plastics engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in polymer engineering at the school are women while 77% are male.

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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 Most Popular Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in polymer engineering at Lehigh, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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The in-demand master’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 large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in polymer engineering at UMass Amherst, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Akron Main Campus is a great place for polymer and plastics engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in polymer engineering at University of Akron Main Campus, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Case Western Reserve University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular polymer and plastics engineering schools in the United States. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Of the 6 students majoring in polymer engineering at Case Western, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of Southern Mississippi ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the small 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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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for polymer and plastics engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#7

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M 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 11 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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