Biomedical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

If you plan to study biomedical 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.

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

WPI Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bio Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Bio Engineering

WPI Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bio engineering major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biomedical 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #88 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of bio engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bio 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 bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	79
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

WPI Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of bio engineering master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering 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 bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Biomedical Engineering

The following bio engineering concentations are available at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	120

Related Majors

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

Careers That Bio Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in bio 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
Biomedical Engineers	2,020	$105,580
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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.