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Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Lehigh University

Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Lehigh University

Every 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 Lehigh University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 7,067.

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

Lehigh Polymer & Plastics Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Polymer Engineering

Lehigh Polymer & Plastics Engineering Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in polymer engineering, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Polymer Engineering Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Program

31% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of polymer engineering master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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Of the students who received a polymer engineering master's degree from Lehigh, 94% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Polymer & Plastics Engineering

If you plan to be a polymer engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lehigh University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Polymer & Plastics Engineering 19

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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,220 $150,400
Engineering Professors 2,950 $114,870
Materials Engineers 1,690 $89,180

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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