Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 6,920 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 71 chem eng majors received their bachelor's degree from WPI.

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

WPI Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
• Master’s Degree in Chem Eng
• Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

WPI Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical 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
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools	16
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	25
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	80
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	98

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from WPI. This makes it the #64 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #99 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from WPI Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at WPI is $67,835. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chem eng from WPI. About 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at WPI since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng 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 chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	49
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

WPI Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 7 chem eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WPI, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

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

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

WPI also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng 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
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140
Chemical Engineers	710	$109,950

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.