Other Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Every other engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the other engineering 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, 20 students received their master's degree in other engineering.

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

WPI Other Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Other Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Other 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.

WPI does offer online education options in other engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

WPI Other Engineering Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in other engineering, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Other Engineering Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI Other Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 other engineering majors earned their master's degree from WPI. Of these graduates, 85% were men and 15% were women.

Of the students who received a other engineering master's degree from WPI, 55% 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 other engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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

Careers That Other Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in other 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
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
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.