by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Mechatronics, Robotics, & Automation Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Robotics 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 bachelor’s degree program in robotics engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at WPI was ranked #5 on College Factual's Best Schools for robotics engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for WPI.
Part-time undergraduates at WPI paid an average of $1,475 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,100 | $53,100 |
| Fees | $1,116 | $1,116 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,680 | $15,680 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Learn more about WPI tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Robotics Engineering students who received their bachelor’s degree at WPI took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $27,000.
robotics engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from WPI make an average of $76,878 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
WPI does not offer an online option for its robotics engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WPI Online Learning page.
About 16.8% of the students who received their BS in robotics engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 15.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in robotics engineering at WPI in 2019-2020, 18.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 60 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Robotics Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechatronics, Robotics, & Automation Engineering | 95 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to robotics engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 37 |
| Architectural Engineering | 9 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 100 |
| Chemical Engineering | 76 |
| Civil Engineering | 49 |
*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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