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Physical Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, 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 has a total student population of 6,920.

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

WPI Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences
Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at WPI

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

Master’s Degree

WPI Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Sciences. 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #151 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

48% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at WPI since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences 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 physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WPI Physical Sciences Master’s Program

43% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a physical sciences master's degree from WPI, 71% 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 physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences 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
Physics	25
Chemistry	8

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Chemists	2,890	$94,270
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580

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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