Programs & majors brief
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at WPI?
29 of 29 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 199 | $134,208 | — |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | 84 | $111,103 | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 87 | $109,386 | — |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 64 | $105,171 | — |
| Industrial Engineering | 21 | $101,554 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 92 | $100,199 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 274 | $97,308 | — |
| Computer Software and Media Applications small degree count | 16 | $95,430 | — |
| Civil Engineering | 54 | $93,417 | — |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 132 | $92,806 | — |
| Architectural Engineering small degree count | 13 | $85,112 | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count | 12 | $78,719 | — |
| Biology, General | 47 | $75,018 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering-Related Fields small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics | 30 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Data Science small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sustainability Studies small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics | 31 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Psychology, General small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Commerce, General small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at WPI?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do WPI majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Worcester Polytechnic Institute concentrates on engineering and computing, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has 13 programs with published earnings data.
The degree mix is overwhelmingly technical: Engineering accounts for 62.9% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Computer & Information Sciences second at 16.2% and Biological Sciences a distant third at 6.2%. Mechanical Engineering is the largest single program at 274 degrees a year, and its completers earn a median of $97,308 four years after graduating.
Computer Science graduates report the highest four-year earnings at $134,208, from 199 degrees awarded annually. Across all fields, 90.8% of degrees are in STEM.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.