by our College Data Analytics TeamEngineering is a program of study at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at WPI paid an average of $1,610 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $28,980 | $28,980 |
| Fees | $60 | $60 |
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the engineering doctor’s degree program at WPI. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WPI Online Learning page.
Women made up around 28.6% of the engineering students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 2.9% of the engineering doctor’s degrees at WPI in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 21 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 2 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 6 |
| Chemical Engineering | 6 |
| Civil Engineering | 2 |
| Electrical Engineering | 5 |
*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.