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Worcester Polytechnic Institute PhD in Materials Engineering

3 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is General Materials Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Materials 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 doctor’s degree program in materials engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Materials Engineering from WPI Cost?

$29,040 Average Tuition and Fees

WPI Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at WPI paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-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

Does WPI Offer an Online PhD in Materials Engineering?

WPI does not offer an online option for its materials engineering doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WPI Online Learning page.

WPI Doctorate Student Diversity for Materials Engineering

3 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
There were 3 doctor’s degrees in materials engineering awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in materials engineering in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the materials engineering doctor’s degree recipients at WPI in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 0
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Materials Engineering Focus Areas at WPI

Materials Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Materials Engineering 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
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Biomedical Engineering 6
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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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