Robotics Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying robotics 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 Robotics Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

WPI Robotics Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Robotics Engineering
Master’s Degree in Robotics Engineering

WPI Robotics Engineering Rankings

The robotics engineering major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Robotics 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in robotics engineering, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Robotics Engineering Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI Robotics Engineering Bachelor’s Program

25% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of robotics engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical robotics engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at WPI since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in robotics 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 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its robotics 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 robotics engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	64
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

WPI Robotics Engineering Master’s Program

9% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of robotics engineering master's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	33
International Students	111
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Robotics Engineering

Robotics Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechatronics, Robotics, & Automation Engineering	192

Careers That Robotics Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in robotics 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
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
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