Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Worcester, MA.
It offers 99 graduate programs - 46 Master's, 27 Doctorate, 21 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $29,040.
A total of 2,062 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 7,308 students at WPI. WPI offers online graduate programs and 800 out of 2,062 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $29,040. It offers ninety-nine (99) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA |
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| Graduate School Students | 2,006 students
800 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $29,040 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 99 Graduate Programs
46 Master's, 27 Doctorate, 26 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $29,040 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,610.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $28,980 |
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| Fees | $60 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,610 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $18,072 (On-Campus) / $18,072 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,200 (On-Campus) / $1,200 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $49,512 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $49,512 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $28,248 | $29,040 | $29,040 | $29,040 | $29,040 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Worcester Polytechnic Institute offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 99 major areas - 46 Master's (18 online programs), 27 Doctorate (1 online programs), 21 Post-Bachelor's (9 online programs), 5 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 785 students have been conferred Master's degree and 88 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 785 | 88 | 65 | 2 |
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| Men | 536 | 49 | 49 | - |
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| Women | 249 | 39 | 16 | 2 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Architecture | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Social Sciences | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
WPI graduate schools have a total of 2,006 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,381 male and 625 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 866 full-time and 1,140 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 800 students enrolled through online exclusively and 438 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 980 White, 64 Black, and 99 Asian students are attending at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
30 grad students are younger than 22 and 227 students are older than 65. It has 1,410 students aged between 22 and 30 and 395 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 2,006 |
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| Men | 1,381 |
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| Women | 625 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 2,006 |
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| Full-time Students | 866 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,140 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 2,006 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 99 |
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| Black | 64 |
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| Hispanic | 117 |
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| White | 980 |
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| Two or more races | 38 |
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| Un-Known | 75 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 2,006 |
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| 21 & Under | 30 |
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| 22-24 | 688 |
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| 25-29 | 722 |
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| 30-34 | 279 |
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| 35-39 | 116 |
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| 40 & Over | 227 |
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Online Population
At Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduate schools, 800 students enrolled online exclusively and 438 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,062 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 800 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 438 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 824 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 800 |
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| Massachusetts Resident | 350 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 440 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 10 |
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