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Worcester Polytechnic Institute PhD in General Materials Engineering

3 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

General Materials Engineering is a concentration offered under the materials engineering major at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in materials processing and manufacturing, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Materials Processing and Manufacturing from WPI Cost?

$29,040 Average Tuition and Fees

WPI Graduate Tuition and Fees

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. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $28,980 $28,980
Fees $60 $60

Does WPI Offer an Online PhD in Materials Processing and Manufacturing?

WPI does not offer an online option for its materials processing and manufacturing 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 Processing and Manufacturing

3 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 3 doctor’s degrees in materials processing and manufacturing handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 66.7% of the materials processing and manufacturing students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the materials processing and manufacturing 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

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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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