We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. We've also included details on how WPI ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in bio engineering.
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The bachelor's program at WPI was ranked #30 on College Factual's Best Schools for bio engineering list. It is also ranked #4 in Massachusetts.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Worcester Polytechnic Institute handed out 101 bachelor's degrees in biomedical engineering. This is an increase of 1% over the previous year when 100 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from WPI. This makes it the #64 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 3 students received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering in 2021, making the school the #88 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Bio Engineering majors who earn their bachelor's degree from WPI go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $57,498 a year. This is higher than $55,043, which is the national median for all bio engineering bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at WPI, bio engineering students borrow a median amount of $27,000 in student loans. This is higher than the the typical median of $23,495 for all bio engineering majors across the country.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the bio engineering program at WPI is $480 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bio engineering majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 students earned a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from WPI. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 63% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in bio engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
White | 64 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 5 |
Other Races | 13 |
The bio engineering program at WPI awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at WPI are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 56% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a master's in bio engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 9 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
Other Races | 2 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 315 |
Robotics Engineering | 192 |
Electrical Engineering | 177 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 85 |
Chemical Engineering | 80 |
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