Worcester Polytechnic Institute BS in General Mechanical Engineering

262 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

General Mechanical Engineering is a concentration offered under the mechanical engineering major at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in general mechanical engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in General Mechanical Engineering from WPI Cost?

$54,216 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

WPI Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at WPI paid an average of $1,475 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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
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.

Does WPI Offer an Online BS in General Mechanical Engineering?

Online degrees for the WPI general mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WPI Online Learning page.

WPI Bachelor’s Student Diversity for General Mechanical Engineering

262 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

29.8% Women

20.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 262 bachelor’s degrees in general mechanical engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 29.8% of the students who received their BS in general mechanical engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 20.2% of general mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at WPI in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	23
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	176
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.