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General Civil Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

If you plan to study General Civil Engineering, you may want to check out the program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Get started with the following essential facts.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute sits in Worcester, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 55 general civil engineering degrees were granted at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Online Class Availability at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Distance learning is available at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Among 7,584 students, 666 (9%) studied exclusively online and 770 (10%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of General Civil Engineering graduates at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Civil Engineering graduates at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are 31% women (17) and 69% men (38).

General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Of the 42 bachelor’s general civil engineering degrees awarded at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 33% were women (14) and 67% were men (28).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	29
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	2
Asian	1
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 29% of General Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, lower than the national average of 38%.*

General Civil Engineering Master’s Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Of the 9 master’s general civil engineering degrees awarded at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 33% were women (3) and 67% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Civil Engineering master’s degree recipients at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 11% of General Civil Engineering master’s degree recipients at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, below the national average of 19%.*

General Civil Engineering Doctoral Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Of the 4 doctoral general civil engineering graduates at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Civil Engineering doctoral degree recipients at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
International (Nonresident)	4

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Civil Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the General Civil Engineering program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for General Civil Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Transportation Engineers	$120,210
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$86,573
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Civil Engineers	$72,457

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.