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Information Technology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if Worcester Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 6,920 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

WPI Information Technology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in IT

WPI Information Technology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

IT Student Demographics at WPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

WPI Information Technology Master’s Program

36% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a master's degree in IT from WPI. About 36% of these graduates were women and the other 64% were men.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a master's in IT.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers 29,110 $109,130
Systems Software Developers 25,540 $117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,820 $156,620
Computer Systems Analysts 14,790 $94,510
Computer Network Architects 6,000 $121,700

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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