by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Mechanical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in ME, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WPI was $1,610 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-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 ME students who receive their master’s degree from WPI is $91,211 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $79,252.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the ME master’s degree program at WPI. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WPI Online Learning page.
Women made up around 30.4% of the ME students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in ME at WPI in 2019-2020, 15.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 56 |
| International Students | 10 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 79 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical 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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