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General Aeronautical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

If you plan to study General Aeronautical Engineering, you may want to check out the program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute sits in Worcester, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 102 general aeronautical engineering degrees were granted at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Studying Online at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Online coursework is an option at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Of 7,584 students, 666 (9%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 770 (10%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of General Aeronautical Engineering graduates at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Aeronautical Engineering graduates at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are 25% women (26) and 75% men (76).

General Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Of the 74 bachelor’s general aeronautical engineering degrees awarded at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 27% were women (20) and 73% were men (54).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Aeronautical Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	54
Hispanic / Latino	8
Black / African American	3
Asian	5
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 23% of General Aeronautical Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, below the national average of 34%.*

General Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Of the 28 master’s general aeronautical engineering graduates at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 21% were women (6) and 79% were men (22).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Aeronautical Engineering master’s degree recipients at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	20
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 18% of General Aeronautical Engineering master’s degree recipients at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, below the national average of 28%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Aeronautical Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the General Aeronautical Engineering program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for General Aeronautical Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Aerospace Engineers	$63,328

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.