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2023 Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$33,785 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,838 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 360 people earned a degree or certificate in polymer and plastics engineering, making the major the #296 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for polymer engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools in the United States

Check out the polymer engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Polymer & Plastics Engineering

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Stout to be the best value school for polymer and plastics engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UW - Stout undergraduate students pay an average of $17,820 in tuition and fees each year. Polymer Engineering majors at UW - Stout take out an average of $26,222 in student loans while working on their egree.

UW - Stout excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools list.

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$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.

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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

The excellent programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best polymer and plastics engineering schools in the United States. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

Lehigh undergraduate students pay an average of $57,470 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lehigh also did well on our Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Virginia Tech are $33,857 a year.

Virginia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools list.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The excellent programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best polymer and plastics engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Auburn are $31,986 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Auburn also is in the top 10% of our Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools ranking.

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$33,624 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for polymer and plastics engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Lowell are $33,624 per year. After completing their degree, polymer engineering graduates from UMass Lowell carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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$25,930 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools ranking. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWU are $25,930 per year. After completing their degree, polymer engineering graduates from WWU carry an average student debtload of $21,851.

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Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for polymer and plastics engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Case Western are $54,532 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Case Western also is in the top 15% of our Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools ranking.

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$36,964 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools ranking. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $36,964 per year.

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Polymer & Plastics Engineering by Region

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Polymer & Plastics Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Polymer Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Cjp24.

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