by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Computer Software & Media Applications. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Computer Software & Applications is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in computer software, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these 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. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $28,980 | $28,980 |
| Fees | $60 | $60 |
Online degrees for the WPI computer software master’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.
Women made up around 25.0% of the computer software students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 44.3%.
None of the computer software master’s degree recipients at WPI in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| 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 | 3 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Computer Software & Applications students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Computer Software & Media Applications | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer software and applications.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 30 |
| Computer Science | 47 |
*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.