Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

If you plan to study aerospace and aeronautical engineering, take a look at what Worcester Polytechnic Institute has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,920. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from WPI.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

WPI Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Aerospace Engineering

WPI Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the aerospace engineering progam at WPI compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	8
Most Focused Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	9
Best Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from WPI. This makes it the #22 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Aerospace Engineering Graduates from WPI Make?

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at WPI is $72,303. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $65,118 for all aerospace engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical aerospace engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at WPI since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering 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 aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	47
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WPI Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a master's degree in Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering from WPI in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from WPI, 72% 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 aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WPI also has a doctoral program available in aerospace engineering. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Other Engineering

Careers That Aerospace Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in aerospace engineering 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140
Aerospace Engineers	630	$119,700

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

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