by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Mechanical Engineering is a concentration offered under the mechanical engineering major at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in general mechanical engineering, 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. 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 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that WPI offers online option in its general mechanical engineering master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WPI Online Learning page.
About 30.4% of the students who received their MS in general mechanical engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in general mechanical engineering 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 |
*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.