by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Electrical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Electrical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in EE, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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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 |
The median early career salary of EE students who receive their master’s degree from WPI is $99,325 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $93,106.
Online degrees for the WPI EE 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.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in EE in 2019-2020, 23.2% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 23.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.9% of the EE master’s degrees at WPI in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 15 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 69 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to electrical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 27 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 16 |
| Chemical Engineering | 9 |
| Civil Engineering | 7 |
| Environmental Engineering | 6 |
*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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