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Best Schools for Paper Science & Engineering in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall paper science & engineering education in the Great Lakes Region.
Top Schools in Paper Science & Engineering
Our analysis ranked Western Michigan University the best school in the country for a degree in paper science & engineering. Western Michigan University is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo. The six-year graduation rate is 58%. Western Michigan University awarded about 20 paper science & engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the paper science & engineering program make about $86,401 in their early career. Western Michigan University graduates carry a median of $27,379 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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