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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

If you plan to study aerospace & 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 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 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

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WPI does offer online courses in aerospace engineering for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

WPI Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 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.

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.

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

19% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of aerospace engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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About 76% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 45
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WPI Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

17% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of aerospace engineering master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from WPI, 74% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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