General Civil Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Every general civil engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general civil engineering 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 General Civil Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

WPI General Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Civil Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Civil Engineering

WPI General Civil Engineering Rankings

The general civil engineering major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 general civil engineering, making the school the #116 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Civil Engineering Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of general civil engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical general civil engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% 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 general civil 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 general civil engineering.

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 General Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of general civil engineering master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a general civil engineering 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 general civil engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Civil Engineering

Careers That General Civil Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general civil 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
Civil Engineers	7,760	$94,210
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

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