Best online master's programs in Polymer, Plastics Engineering - Updated 2021

The Master of Engineering: Polymer Science program will prepare applicant to face the many challenges that plastics companies and industry encounter every day, and will introduce applicant to traditional plastics as well as the the latest innovations in specialty polymers with growing applications in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields, and in electronics and nanotechnology.

This four-course online certificate program provides students with the fundamental concepts associated with plastics materials, processing and design. All of the courses in this certificate program may be applied towards any of the graduate degree programs offered through UMass Lowell Plastics Engineering.

The Department of Engineering Technology offers a Master of Plastics Technical Engineering degree program. Within the program, students may choose to have no emphasis or may select from five different emphasis areas. This program offers a professional multi-disciplinary team and project-oriented approach to students looking to expand their knowledge in a specific technical specialty. This degree is intended to be a terminal professional degree (highest degree in the field). The program consists of 33 credit hours.