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. In 2021, 27 IE majors received their bachelor's degree from WPI.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the IE 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Best Industrial Engineering Schools	32
Best Value Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84

How Much Do IE Graduates from WPI Make?

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at WPI is $72,720. This is 9% higher than $66,838, which is the national average for all IE bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 27 IE students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WPI, about 67% were men and 33% were 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 1% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WPI also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Materials Engineering

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Runningonbrains under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.