Polymer & Plastics Engineering at Western Washington 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 Western Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in polymer engineering from WWU.

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.

WWU Polymer & Plastics Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Polymer Engineering

WWU Polymer & Plastics Engineering Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The polymer engineering major at WWU 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	4

Earnings of WWU Polymer Engineering Graduates

The median salary of polymer engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at WWU is $55,793. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,360 for all polymer engineering students.

Polymer Engineering Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Polymer & Plastics Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Polymer & Plastics Engineering from WWU in 2020-2021, 88% were men and 12% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in polymer engineering at WWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Western Washington University with a bachelor's in polymer engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WWU also has a doctoral program available in polymer engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Electrical Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Electrical and 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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,290	$154,620
Engineering Professors	800	$101,880

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.