Electrical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

What traits are you looking for in a EE school? To help you decide if Worcester Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's EE program.

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,920. In 2021, 95 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from WPI.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Electrical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

WPI Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in EE
• Master’s Degree in EE
• Doctorate Degree in EE

Online Classes Are Available at WPI

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

WPI does offer online education options in EE for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

WPI Electrical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The EE major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical 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 Focused Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Best Value Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	8
Most Popular Online Electrical Engineering Schools	9
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Schools	13
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	20
	49
Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	68
Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	103

In 2021, 65 students received their master’s degree in EE from WPI. This makes it the #39 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do EE Graduates from WPI Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at WPI is $74,310. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $69,521 for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in EE from WPI. About 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical EE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at WPI since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	50
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

WPI Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students earned a master's degree in EE from WPI. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

Of the students who received a EE master's degree from WPI, 58% 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	38
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WPI also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in EE 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
Electrical Engineers	7,520	$113,920
Electronics Engineers	3,830	$120,700
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
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.