The main focus area for this major is Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in aerospace engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at WPI was ranked #16 on College Factual's Best Schools for aerospace engineering list. It is also ranked #2 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for WPI.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at WPI was $1,475 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $53,100 | $53,100 |
Fees | $1,116 | $1,116 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,680 | $15,680 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Learn more about WPI tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at WPI in Aerospace Engineering walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,313.
aerospace engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from WPI make an average of $71,351 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% higher than the national average of $61,669.
WPI does not offer an online option for its aerospace engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WPI Online Learning page.
Women made up around 10.8% of the aerospace engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 14.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 24.3% of the aerospace engineering bachelor’s degrees at WPI in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 26 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 37 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Architectural Engineering | 9 |
Biomedical Engineering | 100 |
Chemical Engineering | 76 |
Civil Engineering | 49 |
Electrical Engineering | 100 |
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*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.
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