Graduate Environmental Engineering Programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about graduate study in environmental engineering at WPI. You can earn it at the Master’s level, with undergraduate study also available. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Master’s Degrees
Undergraduate Study

WPI Graduate Environmental Engineering Rankings

#36 in the U.S.

#3 in Massachusetts

#6 in the New England Region

By College Factual’s measure, WPI highly for environmental engineering, coming in at #36 out of 80 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Environmental Engineering Schools	36 of 80
Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Massachusetts	3 of 3
Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the New England Region	6 of 8

Graduate Environmental Engineering Degrees at WPI

Here is each degree level available for environmental engineering at WPI, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	22
Master’s	7

WPI Environmental Engineering Master’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Worcester Polytechnic Institute awarded 7 master’s degrees in environmental engineering.

Master’s Rankings

WPI is not yet ranked for environmental engineering at the master’s level.

Master’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of environmental engineering master’s degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

The largest share of environmental engineering master’s degree graduates at WPI are White. About 71% of graduates 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 environmental engineering.

Ethnic diversity of Environmental Engineering majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	1

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering (Master’s)

WPI conferred 7 master’s degrees in environmental/environmental health engineering recently — 43% to women and 57% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (71%).

Undergraduate Study in Environmental Engineering at WPI

You can also study this field as an undergraduate at WPI. The following undergraduate award levels are reported.

Undergraduate Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s Degrees in Environmental Engineering	22

References

National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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