Degree Programs Overview

Worcester Polytechnic Institute offers 134 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 30 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 2,028 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at WPI. 1,088 students completed bachelor's programs and 785 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at WPI. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's35NOT OFFERED1,088664424
Master's4618785536249
Doctor's271884939
Post-Graduate Certificate2611674918

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Computer Science program has the highest salary ($109,222) after graduation and the Industrial Engineering program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $82,909 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Computer Science $109,222$9,102$27,000$286
Industrial Engineering $82,909$6,909$26,254$278
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $80,789$6,732$26,887$285
Chemical Engineering $79,662$6,639$27,000$286
Civil Engineering $78,531$6,544$27,000$286
Biomedical/Medical Engineering $77,925$6,494$27,000$286
Mechanical Engineering $77,506$6,459$27,000$286
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering $75,193$6,266$27,000$286
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering $62,304$5,192--
Biology, General $51,748$4,312$26,950$286
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations $127,598$10,633--
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $113,831$9,486--
Systems Engineering $101,375$8,448--
Mechanical Engineering $91,716$7,643--

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

At the school, the Computer Science Bachelor program has the most completers of 197 and the Mechanical Engineering Bachelor program has the second most completers of 183 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ArchitectureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Technical and Scientific CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19786 7 0
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 711 0 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 2 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5823ONLINE 0 NOT OFFERED
Architectural EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12119 2 NOT OFFERED
Chemical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5125 3 NOT OFFERED
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 359 4 0
Civil Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6ONLINE NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6874ONLINE 6 0
Engineering Physics/Applied PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 0 NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 113ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED12ONLINE 13 NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18368ONLINE 6 2ONLINE
Nuclear EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Systems EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED26ONLINE 0 2ONLINE
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7ONLINE 1 0
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 102159ONLINE 5 8ONLINE
Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED22ONLINE 3 0
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 270 3 NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 303 3 NOT OFFERED
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41 3 NOT OFFERED
BiotechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED14ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Mathematics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 2 NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Systems Science and TheoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 1 0
Science, Technology and SocietyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Computer InteractionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED 0
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2552ONLINE 10 3ONLINE
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial AnalyticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 NOT OFFERED 0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 321 0 19
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 75ONLINE 2 NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 162 2 NOT OFFERED
Physics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Game and Interactive Media DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 231 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Game and Interactive Media DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 231 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 436 NOT OFFERED 1
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED28ONLINE 6 NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems and Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0

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