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Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at WPI. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #6 out of 16 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Engineering Degrees Available at WPI

Here is each degree level available for engineering at WPI, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	781
Master’s	429
Doctoral	34
Graduate Certificate	18

WPI Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Worcester Polytechnic Institute conferred 781 bachelor’s degrees in engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

WPI is a solid choice among schools offering engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #6 out of 16 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	6
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	10
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	16
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	35
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	472

Salary of Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Engineering majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from WPI go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $93,954 a year. This is lower than $100,204, the median for all majors at WPI.

Student Debt of Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at WPI, engineering graduates take on a median debt of $26,915 in student loans. This is above $26,259, the typical median for all majors at WPI.

WPI Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$54,640	$59,700
Fees	$1,065	$1,065

Learn more about WPI tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 64% of engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

The majority of engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at WPI were White. Roughly 67% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor’s in engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	76
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	67
White	524
Non-Resident Aliens	50
Other Races	51

Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s)

WPI awarded 231 bachelor’s completions in mechanical engineering in the most recent reporting year — 28% to women and 72% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (68%).

• Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #5
• Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #6
• Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #12
• Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #26
• Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #56

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering (Bachelor’s)

WPI granted 111 bachelor’s degrees in bioengineering and biomedical engineering in the most recent reporting year — 61% to women and 39% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (59%).

• Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #4
• Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #5
• Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #10
• Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #19
• Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #43

Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering (Bachelor’s)

WPI granted 100 bachelor’s completions in mechatronics, robotics, and automation engineering recently — 24% to women and 76% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (59%).

• Best Mechatronics, Robotics, & Automation Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #1
• Best Mechatronics, Robotics, & Automation Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #1
• Best Value Mechatronics, Robotics, & Automation Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #1
• Best Value Mechatronics, Robotics, & Automation Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #1
• Best Mechatronics, Robotics, & Automation Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #3

Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Bachelor’s)

WPI conferred 96 bachelor’s degrees in electrical and electronics engineering recently — 29% to women and 71% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (65%).

• Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #4
• Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #4
• Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #13
• Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #20
• Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #42

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General (Bachelor’s)

WPI awarded 74 bachelor’s degrees in aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical/space engineering, general recently — 27% to women and 73% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (73%).

• Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #2
• Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #2
• Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #2
• Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #2
• Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #37

Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s)

WPI awarded 57 bachelor’s completions in chemical engineering in the most recent reporting year — 46% to women and 54% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (79%).

• Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #4
• Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #4
• Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #6
• Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #11
• Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #52

Civil Engineering, General (Bachelor’s)

WPI awarded 42 bachelor’s degrees in civil engineering, general in the most recent reporting year — 33% to women and 67% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (69%).

• Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #3
• Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #4
• Best Value General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #9
• Best Value General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #19
• Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #44

Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s)

WPI granted 24 bachelor’s degrees in industrial engineering in the latest year of data — 42% to women and 58% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (62%).

• Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #2
• Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #3
• Best Value General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #3
• Best Value General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #6
• Best General Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #23

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering (Bachelor’s)

WPI conferred 22 bachelor’s degrees in environmental/environmental health engineering in the most recent reporting year — 59% to women and 41% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (86%).

• Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #2
• Best Value General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #2
• Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #3
• Best Value General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #5
• Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #27

Architectural Engineering (Bachelor’s)

WPI granted 21 bachelor’s completions in architectural engineering in the latest year of data — 43% to women and 57% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (71%).

• Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #1
• Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #1
• Best Value Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #1
• Best Value Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #1
• Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #8

Engineering Physics/Applied Physics (Bachelor’s)

WPI granted 3 bachelor’s degrees in engineering physics/applied physics in the latest year of data — 33% to women and 67% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (67%).

Graduate Study in Engineering at WPI

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at WPI. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	429
Doctoral	34
Graduate Certificate	18

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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