Civil Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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. In 2021, 39 civil 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 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
• Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

Online Classes Are Available at WPI

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WPI does offer online courses in civil eng for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WPI Civil Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Civil Engineering Schools	5
	27
Most Focused Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	52
Most Focused Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	60

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from WPI. This makes it the #126 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from WPI Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at WPI is $67,056. This is 9% higher than $61,387, which is the national average for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 39 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from WPI in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at WPI since its program graduates 35% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WPI Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Civil Engineering from WPI in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from WPI, 64% 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	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WPI also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

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
• Image Credit: By Runningonbrains under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.