Chemistry at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what Worcester Polytechnic Institute has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,920. In 2021, 5 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from WPI.

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

WPI Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry
• Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

WPI Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at WPI compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools	155
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	634
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	888

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in chemistry from WPI. This is the #250 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #180 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at WPI

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

WPI Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from WPI in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WPI Chemistry Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 chemistry major earned their master's degree from WPI.

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

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

WPI also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Chemists	2,890	$94,270
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Chemistry Professors	870	$104,780

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.