Polymer/Plastics Engineering.

CIP Code: 14.32 • Engineering

Instructional content is defined in code 14.3201.

Colleges Offering

Avg. Median Earnings

$90,330

Highest Earnings

$100,428

Highest Earnings

Graduates from University of Massachusetts-Lowell earn the highest median salary at $100,428

Career Paths & Salaries

Common careers for graduates with this degree, including national median salaries from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023)

Architectural and Engineering Managers

SOC Code: 11-9041

$171,270

median salary

Hourly Wage

$82.34/hr

Total Jobs

220,260

Chemical Engineers

SOC Code: 17-2041

$125,040

median salary

Hourly Wage

$60.12/hr

Total Jobs

21,070

Materials Engineers

SOC Code: 17-2131

$112,860

median salary

Hourly Wage

$54.26/hr

Total Jobs

22,770

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC Code: 25-1032

$109,270

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

40,270

Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023)

What Polymer/Plastics Engineering. graduates actually earn

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Colleges Offering Polymer/Plastics Engineering.

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Auburn University

Auburn, AL

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Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

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Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, PA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$88,433

1-Year Earnings

$71,056

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

$87,636

1-Year Earnings

$74,572

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College

Erie, PA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$87,636

1-Year Earnings

$68,438

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny

McKeesport, PA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$87,636

1-Year Earnings

$74,572

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH

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University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Lowell, MA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$100,428

1-Year Earnings

$80,343

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

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Median Earnings

N/A

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University of Wisconsin-Stout

Menomonie, WI

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$88,102

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$92,439

1-Year Earnings

$71,306

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