Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Every chemical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chem eng program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

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 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

WPI Chemical Engineering 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #95 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at WPI since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 67% 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	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	34
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WPI Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from WPI, 52% were white. This is typical 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 chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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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
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.