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Industrial Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Industrial Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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

WPI Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in IE

WPI Industrial Engineering Rankings

The ie major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Industrial 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.

IE Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of ie bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical ie bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at WPI since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ie 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 ie.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Industrial Engineering

The following ie 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 Industrial Engineering 27

Careers That IE Grads May Go Into

A degree in ie 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
Industrial Engineers 10,720 $102,210
Architectural and Engineering Managers 8,190 $156,250
Industrial Production Managers 5,590 $126,630
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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