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2026 Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Schools in the Far Western Region

1 Colleges in the United States
17 Polymer & Plastics Engineering Degrees Awarded
$60,375 Avg Early-Career Salary

Polymer & Plastics Engineering programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for polymer & plastics engineering students pursuing a degree.

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Best Schools for Polymer & Plastics Engineering in the Far Western Region

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the polymer & plastics engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Polymer & Plastics Engineering

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No school ranked higher than Western Washington University this year for polymer & plastics engineering. Western Washington University is a large public school located in the city of Bellingham. About 65% of students finish within six years. About 17 polymer & plastics engineering degrees were awarded at Western Washington University in the most recent year. Graduates of the polymer & plastics engineering program make about $60,375 in their early career. Western Washington University graduates carry a median of $21,656 in student loans. Get the full polymer & plastics engineering details for Western Washington University

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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