by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in materials engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 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 |
Online degrees for the WPI materials engineering 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.
About 20.0% of the students who received their MS in materials engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 28.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in materials engineering at WPI in 2019-2020, 10.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 11 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Materials Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Materials Engineering | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to materials engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 27 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 16 |
| Chemical Engineering | 9 |
| Civil Engineering | 7 |
| Electrical Engineering | 69 |
*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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