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Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology at Ferris State University

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a plastics and polymer engineering tech school? To help you decide if Ferris State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's plastics and polymer engineering tech program.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 23 students received their associate's degree in plastics and polymer engineering tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Ferris Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech
Bachelor’s Degree in Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech

Ferris Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks plastics and polymer engineering tech programs across the country. The following shows how Ferris performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The plastics and polymer engineering tech major at Ferris is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Plastics & Polymer Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools	1
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Most Popular Plastics & Polymer Engineering Trade Schools	1
Most Popular Plastics & Polymer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
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Most Focused Plastics & Polymer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	3
Most Focused Plastics & Polymer Engineering Trade Schools	8

Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the plastics and polymer engineering tech majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

9% Women

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of plastics and polymer engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in plastics and polymer engineering tech at Ferris are white. Around 96% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a associate's in plastics and polymer engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ferris Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

24% Women

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a bachelor's degree in plastics and polymer engineering tech from Ferris. About 24% of these graduates were women and the other 76% were men. The typical plastics and polymer engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at Ferris since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in plastics and polymer engineering tech at Ferris are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a bachelor's in plastics and polymer engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ferris also has a doctoral program available in plastics and polymer engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Plastics and Polymer Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in plastics and polymer engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Engineering Technicians	2,670	$64,270

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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