Biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

If you are interested in studying biotechnology, you may want to check out the program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Biotechnology section at the bottom of this page.

WPI Biotechnology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biotech

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 biotech for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

WPI Biotechnology Rankings

Biotech Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI Biotechnology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biotech master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biotech each year. WPI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biotech master's degree from WPI, 79% 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 biotech.

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

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech 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
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390

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.