Mathematics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

What traits are you looking for in a math school? To help you decide if Worcester Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's math program.

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 Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

WPI Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math
• Master’s Degree in Math

WPI Mathematics Rankings

The math major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics. 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #140 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at WPI since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WPI Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of math master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from WPI, 91% 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mathematics

If you plan to be a math major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 Mathematics	31
Other Mathematics	9

Related Majors

• Other Statistics
• Applied Mathematics
• Statistics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Statisticians	3,090	$108,670
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200

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

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