General Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Case Western Reserve University

Every general polymer & plastics engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the polymer engineering program at Case Western Reserve University stacks up to those at other schools.

Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio and approximately 11,465 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Polymer & Plastics Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Case Western General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Polymer Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Polymer Engineering

Case Western General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Rankings

The polymer engineering major at Case Western is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Polymer & Plastics Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in polymer engineering. This makes the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Polymer Engineering Student Demographics at Case Western

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the polymer engineering majors at Case Western Reserve University.

Case Western General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of polymer engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical polymer engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% women. So female students are more repesented at Case Western since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities in its polymer engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a bachelor's in polymer engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Case Western General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of polymer engineering master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% women graduate in polymer engineering each year. Case Western does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 29% more women than average.

In the polymer engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a master's in polymer engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Polymer Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in polymer engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OH, the home state for Case Western Reserve University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Architectural and Engineering Managers	6,160	$135,360
Materials Engineers	2,000	$91,360
Engineering Professors	1,530	$113,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Rdikeman under License

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