Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Lehigh University

Every polymer and 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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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

Of the 16 polymer engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Lehigh, about 63% were men and 38% were women.

In the polymer engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Materials Engineering

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.