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CIP 14.3201 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Polymer/Plastics Engineering.

A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of synthesized macromolecular compounds and their application to specific engineering uses, including the development of industrial materials with tailored properties, the design of lightweight structural components, the use of liquid or solid polymers, and the analysis and control of polymerization processes.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Polymer/Plastics Engineering award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 14.3201. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Bachelor degree799
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate26
2025Master degree860
2025Doctorate — research747
2024Bachelor degree8109
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate38
2024Master degree779
2024Doctorate — research868
2023Bachelor degree7134
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate311
2023Master degree893
2023Doctorate — research752
2022Bachelor degree7169
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate215
2022Master degree685
2022Doctorate — research856
2021Bachelor degree7193
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate218
2021Master degree8101
2021Doctorate — research748
2020Bachelor degree8174
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate211
2020Master degree883
2020Post-master certificate11
2020Doctorate — research761

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Institutions with reported graduates

16 institutions

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