Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Public
Polymer/Plastics Engineering at University of Southern Mississippi
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 91 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.9% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~91
- Schools with reported signal
- 13
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 99.1%
- Graduation rate
- 49.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $21,708/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $86,832
- Median debt
- $22,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $44,140/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 13 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,008 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($23,422 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 100% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH · 0.3% reported share · $13,946 net B 
University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI · 0.8% reported share · $17,490 net B 
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · 0.1% reported share · $24,953 net B 
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · 0.2% reported share · $22,383 net B 
Western Washington University Bellingham, WA · 0.5% reported share · $21,193 net C 
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA · 0.5% reported share · $36,931 net C Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Polymer/Plastics Engineering accounts for 0.9% of reported programs at University of Southern Mississippi, which is bigger than 69% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 91 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Southern Mississippi's average net price is $21,708 per year, about $86,832 over four years. That is $2,008 below the $23,716 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $44,140 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $23,422 below the $67,562 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of Southern Mississippi #13 of 13 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.