Environmental Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study environmental 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 Environmental Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

WPI Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering
Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering

WPI Environmental Engineering Rankings

The environmental engineering major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental 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.

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of environmental engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering at WPI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its environmental engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in environmental engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WPI Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

33% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of environmental engineering master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in environmental engineering each year. WPI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a environmental engineering master's degree from WPI, 100% 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 environmental engineering.

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

Concentrations Within Environmental Engineering

The following environmental engineering 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 Environmental Engineering	14

Careers That Environmental Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental 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
Environmental Engineers	2,820	$90,070
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140
Health and Safety Engineers	670	$99,090

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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