Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts · Private, nonprofit
All 24 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044/yr). Another 99 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $24,018 |
| $30k to $48k | $24,452 |
| $48k to $75k | $32,350 |
| $75k to $110k | $37,753 |
| $110k and up | $49,716 |
| All families (average) | $43,071 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
24 of 123 programs could be assessed 20% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,308 | +$56,264 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 274 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $134,208 | +$93,164 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.3 yrs | 199 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,806 | +$51,762 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 132 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $117,441 | +$76,397 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 96 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $100,199 | +$59,155 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 92 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $109,386 | +$68,342 | clears the bar | $26,887 | 0.4 yrs | 87 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $111,103 | +$70,059 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.4 yrs | 84 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | $139,976 | +$98,932 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 70 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $105,171 | +$64,127 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.4 yrs | 64 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $112,316 1-year earnings | +$71,272 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 56 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,417 | +$52,373 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 54 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Master's Degree | $125,641 | +$84,597 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 48 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $75,018 | +$33,974 | clears the bar | $26,950 | 0.8 yrs | 47 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $154,407 | +$113,363 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 41 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | $107,344 | +$66,300 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 32 |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | $143,717 | +$102,673 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 29 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | $163,424 | +$122,380 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Engineering, Other | Master's Degree | $114,409 | +$73,365 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $101,554 | +$60,510 | clears the bar | $26,254 | 0.4 yrs | 21 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $95,430 | +$54,386 | clears the bar | $24,656 | 0.5 yrs | 16 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | $106,581 | +$65,537 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Architectural Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,112 | +$44,068 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 13 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $78,719 | +$37,675 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $93,298 | +$52,254 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 0.5 yrs | insufficient data |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 42 |
| Business | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 42 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 41 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 31 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $19,500 | insufficient data | 30 |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $27,000 | insufficient data | 21 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Materials Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Electrical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Electrical Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Materials Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Data Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Business | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Data Analytics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Computer Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Human Computer Interaction | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Chemical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Civil Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Mathematics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Civil Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Engineering, Other | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Engineering, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Neuroscience | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Systems Science and Theory | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Science, Technology and Society | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Computer Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Systems Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Systems Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Statistics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Engineering Physics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Engineering Physics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Systems Science and Theory | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Systems Science and Theory | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Human Computer Interaction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Data Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Design | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Management Information Systems | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Biotechnology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Data Analytics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Social Sciences | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($41,044/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.