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General Chemistry at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

General Chemistry at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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

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

WPI General Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
  • Master’s Degree in Chemistry

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WPI offers distance education options for chemistry at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

WPI General Chemistry Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #175 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI General Chemistry Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from WPI, 80% 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 chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Chemists 2,890 $94,270
Chemistry Professors 870 $104,780

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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