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Engineering & Applied Physics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Engineering & Applied Physics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Every engineering & applied physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the applied physics 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.

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

WPI Engineering & Applied Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Physics

WPI Engineering & Applied Physics Rankings

Applied Physics Student Demographics at WPI

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

Careers That Applied Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Engineers 3,090 $109,220
Engineering Professors 1,880 $135,140
Physicists 360 $150,170

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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