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Computer & Information Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a computer & information sciences school? To help you decide if Worcester Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer & information sciences program.

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 6,920 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

WPI Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at WPI

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

Master’s Degree

WPI Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #115 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at WPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

WPI Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

27% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer & information sciences at WPI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	135
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

WPI Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

29% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a master's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	40
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer & information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	262
Computer Software & Applications	31
Computer Information Systems	25

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information sciences 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
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer User Support Specialists	19,360	$63,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Systems Analysts	14,790	$94,510

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
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