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Worcester Polytechnic Institute: cost, debt and earnings by major
31 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $43,885
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 90%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 60%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 5,447
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $27,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 1%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $36,899 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $31,014 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $35,703 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $35,535 |
| $110,000+ | $48,711 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (16)
- Computer Science$134,208
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering$111,103
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$109,386
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$105,171
- Industrial Engineering$101,554
- Chemical Engineering$100,199
- Mechanical Engineering$97,308
- Computer Software and Media Applications$95,430
- Civil Engineering$93,417
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$93,298
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$92,806
- Architectural Engineering$85,112
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$78,719
- Physics$76,720 (1 yr)
- Biology, General$75,018
- Mathematics$51,474 (1 yr)
Master's programs (15)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$163,424
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$154,407
- Systems Engineering$143,717
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$139,976
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering$125,641
- Mathematics and Computer Science$121,575 (1 yr)
- Mechanical Engineering$117,441
- Biotechnology$116,069 (1 yr)
- Engineering, Other$114,409
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$107,344
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$106,581
- Computer Science$102,409 (1 yr)
- Chemical Engineering$98,171 (1 yr)
- Materials Engineering$92,786 (1 yr)
- Business/Commerce, General$91,426 (1 yr)