Most Popular Colleges for Polymer & Plastics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Programs
There are several excellent colleges in the United States that offer doctor’s degrees in polymer and plastics engineering. These schools have the largest programs in the field.
University of Akron Main Campus awarded 17 doctor's degrees in polymer engineering in 2017-2018, and, thus, it is the most popular college in the nation for this field.
Graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus can expect to pay the following average costs.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
|
Full-Time Tuition |
$7,731 |
$13,237 |
|
Fees for Full-Time Students |
$1,405 |
$1,405 |
|
Part-Time per Credit Hour |
$430 |
$735 |
Across all programs, there were 911 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 512 were classified as teaching assistants, and 320 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.
About 14 students earned doctor's degrees in polymer and plastics engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2017-2018, making the school the second most popular in the nation. UMass Amherst also ranks #2 in popularity in Massachusetts for students seeking a polymer engineering degree.
This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UMass Amherst.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
|
Full-Time Tuition |
$13,210 |
$27,834 |
|
Fees for Full-Time Students |
$2,157 |
$2,157 |
|
Part-Time per Credit Hour |
$882 |
$1,694 |
The school reported having 2,463 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,386 were classified as teaching assistants, and 891 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.
Doctorates in polymer engineering were awarded to 11 students at Case Western in 2017-2018. This puts the school in the #3 spot on our list. Case Western also ranks #3 in popularity in Ohio for students seeking a polymer engineering degree.
These are the average costs for graduate students attending Case Western.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
|
Full-Time Tuition |
$43,854 |
$43,854 |
|
Fees for Full-Time Students |
$34 |
$34 |
|
Part-Time per Credit Hour |
$1,827 |
$1,827 |
In 2017-2018, Case Western reported having 842 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 342 were classified as teaching assistants, and 464 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.
Southern Miss earned the #4 spot on our list by awarding doctor's degrees to 10 polymer engineering majors in 2017-2018. Southern Miss also ranks #4 in popularity in Mississippi for students seeking a polymer engineering degree.
The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Southern Miss.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
|
Full-Time Tuition |
$8,108 |
$8,108 |
|
Fees for Full-Time Students |
$110 |
$2,110 |
|
Part-Time per Credit Hour |
$457 |
$569 |
In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 733. Of that number, 116 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.
Virginia Tech is the #5 most popular school for polymer engineering. It handed out 5 doctor's degrees in the field in 2017-2018. Virginia Tech also ranks #5 in popularity in Virginia for students seeking a polymer engineering degree.
Here are the average costs for graduate students at Virginia Tech.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
|
Full-Time Tuition |
$12,935 |
$26,069 |
|
Fees for Full-Time Students |
$2,137 |
$2,741 |
|
Part-Time per Credit Hour |
$719 |
$1,448 |
In a typical year, there are 3,418 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 1,490 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,638 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.
At UMass Lowell, 4 doctorates were awarded in 2017-2018 in polymer engineering, which makes the school come in at #6 on our list. UMass Lowell also ranks #6 in popularity in Massachusetts for students seeking a polymer engineering degree.
Here are the average costs for graduate students at UMass Lowell.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
|
Full-Time Tuition |
$14,590 |
$26,370 |
|
Fees for Full-Time Students |
$450 |
$450 |
|
Part-Time per Credit Hour |
$836 |
$1,490 |
There were 373 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 260 were classified as teaching assistants, and 113 were classified as research assistants.
A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.
References
National Center for Education Statistics
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