General Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

If you are interested in studying general mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 6,920 students attend the school each year.

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

WPI General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WPI offers distance education options for general mechanical engineering at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WPI General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Mechanical 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #117 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at WPI since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	145
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

WPI General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering master's degree from WPI, 78% 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	53
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical 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
Mechanical Engineers	9,130	$98,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Cost Estimators	6,030	$77,670
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140
Aerospace Engineers	630	$119,700

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.