Civil Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Every civil engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the civil eng 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, 11 students received their master's degree in civil eng.

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

WPI Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

Online Classes Are Available at WPI

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WPI does offer online courses in civil eng for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WPI Civil Engineering Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #120 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI Civil Engineering Master’s Program

The civil eng program at WPI awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 82% of these degrees went to men with the other 18% going to women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from WPI, 64% 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil eng 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
Civil Engineers	7,760	$94,210
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Environmental Engineers	2,820	$90,070
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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.