General Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

If you plan to study general mechanical engineering, take a look at what Worcester Polytechnic Institute has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,920.

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

WPI General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

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 general mechanical engineering for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WPI General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering master's degree from WPI, 78% 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	53
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical 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
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.