General Manufacturing Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Every general manufacturing engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general manufacturing engineering 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 General Manufacturing Engineering section at the bottom of this page.
WPI General Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in General Manufacturing Engineering
Online Classes Are Available at WPI
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WPI offers distance education options for general manufacturing engineering at the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
WPI General Manufacturing Engineering Rankings
There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in general manufacturing engineering, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
General Manufacturing Engineering Student Demographics at WPI
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general manufacturing engineering majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
WPI General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Program
In the general manufacturing engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a master's in general manufacturing engineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Careers That General Manufacturing Engineering Grads May Go Into
A degree in general manufacturing 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 |
---|---|---|
Industrial Engineers | 10,720 | $102,210 |
Architectural and Engineering Managers | 8,190 | $156,250 |
Cost Estimators | 6,030 | $77,670 |
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.