Graduate School Tuition at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Worcester, MA. It offers 90 graduate programs - 43 Master's, 26 Doctorate, 18 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $29,040 for all graduate students. A total of 2,062 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 7,308 students at WPI.
WPI offers online graduate programs and 800 out of 2,062 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Business Administration and Management program has the highest salary ($110,100) after graduation and the Master's Electrical and Electronics Engineering program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $95,700 average salary.

Graduate Program Overview

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Worcester, Massachusetts. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $29,040. It offers ninety (90) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWorcester Polytechnic Institute
Typefour-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA
Graduate School Students2,006 students
800 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$29,040
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 90 Graduate Programs
43 Master's, 26 Doctorate, 21 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.
The tuition & fees is $29,040 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,610.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$28,980
Fees$60
Cost per Credit$1,610
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$18,072 (On-Campus) / $18,072 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$1,200 (On-Campus) / $1,200 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$49,512
Off-Campus Total$49,512
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$28,248$29,040$29,040$29,040$29,040

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Worcester Polytechnic Institute offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 90 major areas - 43 Master's (17 online programs), 26 Doctorate (1 online programs), 18 Post-Bachelor'(10 online programs), 3 Post-Master'.
684 students have been conferred Master's degree and 69 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total68469991
Men44744671
Women2372532-
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information TechnologyONLINE NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer Science 1
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Civil Engineering (other)ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 9ONLINE
Salary After Completing $95,700 - -
Mechanical EngineeringONLINE 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $77,200 - -
Nuclear EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Systems EngineeringONLINE ONLINE 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $92,500 - -
Manufacturing EngineeringONLINE 13ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringONLINE 12ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Engineering (other)ONLINE 2ONLINE
Salary After Completing $75,300 - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Science and Theory 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Human Computer InteractionONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Data Science, GeneralONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)ONLINE 41ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Management Information Systems and Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Management Science NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Technology4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer Science56
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational/Instructional Technology2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering32ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Chemical Engineering19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Civil Engineering2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Civil Engineering (other)ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Electrical and Electronics Engineering70 ONLINE
Salary After Completing $95,700 - -
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Materials Engineering18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mechanical Engineering96ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $77,200 - -
Systems Engineering29ONLINE ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $92,500 - -
Manufacturing Engineering8ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering48ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Engineering (other)22ONLINE ONLINE
Salary After Completing $75,300 - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biochemistry4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biotechnology25ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Neuroscience2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics (other)7ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Applied Mathematics2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Financial Mathematics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Applied Mathematics (other)2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Statistics7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Science and Theory NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Human Computer Interaction4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Data Science, General42ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business Analytics7ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)28ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physics4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physics (other)1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Game and Interactive Media Design NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce42 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business Administration and Management41ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $110,100 - -
Management Science3 NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Marketing (other)3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Electrical and Electronics Engineering ONLINE 1
Salary After Completing $95,700 - -
Engineering (other)ONLINE ONLINE
Salary After Completing $75,300 - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer Software and Media Applications (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational/Instructional Technology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space EngineeringONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Chemical Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Civil Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Electrical and Electronics Engineering ONLINE
Salary After Completing $95,700 - -
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Materials Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mechanical EngineeringONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $77,200 - -
Systems EngineeringONLINE ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $92,500 - -
Manufacturing EngineeringONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Engineering (other)ONLINE ONLINE
Salary After Completing $75,300 - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biochemistry NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Statistics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Science and Theory NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Data Science, GeneralONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ChemistryONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and ManagementONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $110,100 - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 7,230 students enrolled in Worcester Polytechnic Institute including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,006 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 1,381 male and 625 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 866 full-time and 1,140 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 800 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 438 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,006866 1,140
Men Students1,381598 783
Women Students625268 357
By race/ethnicity 980 White, 64 Black, and 99 Asian students are attending at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total2,006 1,381625
American Indian or Native American1 10
Asian56 4364
Black64 4915
Hispanic117 8136
White980 670310
Tow or More Races38 2117
Race Unknown75 5223
30 students are younger than 22 and 227 students are older than 65. The school has 1,410 students aged between 22 and 30 and 395 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,006
21 & Under30
22-24688
25-29722
30-34279
35-39116
40 & Over227
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At WPI, 800 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 438 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,062
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses800
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses438
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses824
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses800
Massachusetts Resident350
Other State In U.S.440
Outside of U.S.10

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