Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,920. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students received their master's degree in ME.

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

WPI Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in ME
• Doctorate Degree in ME

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 ME for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WPI Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #117 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of ME master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from WPI, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 24% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	56
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Mechanical Engineers	9,130	$98,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Cost Estimators	6,030	$77,670
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.