Graduate Programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Graduate School Overview

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (referred to as WPI) is a Private, 4 years school located in Worcester, MA.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1937 - Current).

WPI Directory Information
School Name	Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Address	100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
Phone	508-831-5000
Web	https://www.wpi.edu
Online Application	https://www.wpi.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/how-to
Financial Info	https://www.wpi.edu/admissions/tuition-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of WPI is $29,040 in average. The school has 2,062 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,308 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 124 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 28 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$29,040
Student Population	2,062
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	124 graduate programs (28 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at WPI is $29,040 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,610.

WPI offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$28,980
Required Fees	$60
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,610

WPI offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	28 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Worcester Polytechnic Institute is $29,040. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$27,234	$60
2019-2020	$28,188	$60
2020-2021	$28,980	$60
2021-2022	$28,980	$60
2022-2023	$28,980	$60
2023-2024	$28,980	$60

The graduate school tuition & fees of WPI is average compared to private graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,952 (public) / $30,491 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	$29,040
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,674	$28,339
Public	$14,118	$19,952
Private	$30,491

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $19,272 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at WPI.

On-campus living costs are increased by 8.61% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $19,272. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.61% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$14,774	$1,200	$14,218	$1,200
2019-2020	$15,302	$1,200	$14,774	$1,200
2020-2021	$15,680	$1,000	$15,680	$1,000
2021-2022	$16,140	$1,200	$16,140	$1,200
2022-2023	$16,544	$1,200	$16,544	$1,200
2023-2024	$18,072	$1,200	$18,072	$1,200

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,610 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,513
2019-2020	$1,566
2020-2021	$1,610
2021-2022	$1,610
2022-2023	$1,610
2023-2024	$1,610

Graduate Programs at WPI

Worcester Polytechnic Institute offers 90 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 853 students have completed their study at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Offered Degrees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	43	17	684
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	26	1	69
Post Bachelor's Degree	18	10	99
Post Master's Degree	3	0	1
Total	90	28	853

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) program with 41 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Mechanical Engineering program with 96 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Materials Engineering program with 10 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	41	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✔	13	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	✔	12	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✔	9	-
Business/Commerce	✔	8	-

Popular Master's Programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Mechanical Engineering	✔	96	$77,200
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	70	$95,700
Computer Science	✕	56	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	✔	48	-
Data Science, General	✔	42	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Materials Engineering	✕	10	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	10	-
Data Science, General	✕	10	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	5	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	4	-

Worcester Polytechnic Institute offers 90 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 853 students have completed their graduate studies.

684 students have earned/completed Master's program.
99 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	69 completers	-
Information Technology	✔	4	-
Computer Science	✕	56	-
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)	✕	7	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (8 completers)	370 completers	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	✔	32	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	16	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	19	-
Civil Engineering	✕	2	-
Civil Engineering (other)	✔	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	70	$95,700
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics	✕	-	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✔	10	-
Materials Engineering	✕	18	-
Mechanical Engineering	✔	96	$77,200
Systems Engineering	✔	29	$92,500
Manufacturing Engineering	✔	8	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	✔	48	-
Engineering (other)	✔	22	$75,300
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	38 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	4	-
Biochemistry	✕	4	-
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)	✕	3	-
Biotechnology	✔	25	-
Neuroscience	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✔ (1 completers)	18 completers	-
Mathematics (other)	✔	7	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	2	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	-	-
Applied Mathematics (other)	✕	2	-
Statistics	✕	7	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (4 completers)	81 completers	-
Systems Science and Theory	✕	-	-
Human Computer Interaction	✔	4	-
Data Science, General	✔	42	-
Business Analytics	✔	7	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	28	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Chemistry	✔	1	-
Physics	✕	4	-
Physics (other)	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	-	-
Game and Interactive Media Design	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✔	100 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	42	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	41	$110,100
Management Science	✕	3	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	11	-
Marketing (other)	✕	3	-
	Total	684

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	4	-
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	1	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (1 completers)	41 completers	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	✕	1	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	4	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	3	-
Civil Engineering	✕	2	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	10	-
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics	✕	-	-
Materials Engineering	✕	10	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	5	-
Systems Engineering	✔	1	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✕	1	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	✕	2	-
Engineering (other)	✕	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	1	-
Biochemistry	✕	1	-
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	3	-
Statistics	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Systems Science and Theory	✕	-	-
Data Science, General	✕	10	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	-	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	2	-
Physics	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	3	-
	Total	69

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	3	-
Computer Science	✕	1	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (7 completers)	42 completers	-
Civil Engineering (other)	✔	3	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✔	9	-
Mechanical Engineering	✔	2	-
Systems Engineering	✔	1	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✔	13	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	✔	12	-
Engineering (other)	✔	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	43 completers	-
Systems Science and Theory	✕	2	-
Human Computer Interaction	✕	-	-
Data Science, General	✔	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	41	-
Business [+]	✔	9 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	8	-
Management Science	✔	1	-
	Total	99

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Computer Science	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	1	-
Engineering (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at WPI

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,062 students enrolled into Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduate schools where it has total 7,308 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 856 full-time and 1,206 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,400 male and 662 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,062	1,400	662
Full-time	856	573	283
Part-tme	1,206	827	379

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 896 White (43.45%), 74 Black/African American (3.59%), 115 Hispanic (5.58%), 115 Asian (5.58%), and 862 students with other races. 734 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,062	1,400	662
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	115	70	45
Black/African American	74	55	19
Hispanic	115	78	37
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	896	591	305
Two More	37	21	16
Un-Known	91	60	31
Non-resident Alien	734	525	209

Worcester Polytechnic Institute offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 800 graduate students (38.80% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 438 graduate students (21.24% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	2,062
Enrolled Online Exclusively	800
Enrolled Some Online Courses	438
Not in Online Courses	824

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 718 students are aged 20 to 24 (34.82% of total students), 80 students are aged above 50 (3.88%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,062	1,400	662
Age 20-21	30	22	8
Age 22-24	688	452	236
Age 25-29	722	503	219
Age 30-34	279	190	89
Age 35-39	116	80	36
Age 40-49	147	95	52
Age 50-64	74	55	19
Over 64	6	3	3

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