Civil Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study civil 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 Civil Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

WPI Civil Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng
Master’s Degree in Civil Eng

WPI Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil 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 civil eng, making the school the #120 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

49% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at WPI since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WPI Civil Engineering Master’s Program

40% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from WPI, 67% 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

The following civil eng 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
General Civil Engineering	47
Civil Engineering	5

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil 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
Civil Engineers	7,760	$94,210
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Environmental Engineers	2,820	$90,070
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
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