Polymer & Plastics Engineering at University of Southern Mississippi

If you are interested in studying polymer and plastics engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Mississippi. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606. In 2021, 19 polymer engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss.

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.

Southern Miss Polymer & Plastics Engineering Degrees Available

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

Southern Miss Polymer & Plastics Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the polymer engineering progam at Southern Miss compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The polymer engineering major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Polymer & Plastics Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	6

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in polymer engineering from Southern Miss. This makes it the #6 most popular school for polymer engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in polymer engineering, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Polymer Engineering Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Polymer & Plastics Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of polymer engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% 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 Southern Miss since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in polymer engineering at Southern Miss are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in polymer engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southern Miss Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in polymer engineering from Southern Miss. About 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a polymer engineering master's degree from Southern Miss, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the polymer engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

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

Southern Miss also has a doctoral program available in polymer engineering. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer 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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Architectural and Engineering Managers	890	$122,550
Engineering Professors	190	$102,730
Materials Engineers	160	$85,330

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.