Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Every aerospace and aeronautical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the aerospace engineering program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 6,920 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received their master's degree in aerospace engineering.

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

WPI Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Aerospace Engineering

WPI Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at WPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the aerospace engineering majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

WPI Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

The aerospace engineering program at WPI awarded 25 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 80% of these degrees went to men with the other 20% going to women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from WPI, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a master's in aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering

Careers That Aerospace Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in aerospace engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140
Aerospace Engineers	630	$119,700

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 Runningonbrains under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.