Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts
A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.
Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.
Graduate earnings clearly outpace the cost and debt — this degree pays back quickly.
The numbers behind the verdict
Lifetime ROI: the long view
Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.
Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.
Equity & access
Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.
1% gap between the two groups
7% gap between the two groups
Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.
Net price by family income
What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.
| Family income | Average net price / yr |
|---|---|
| Family income $0–$30k | $24,018 |
| $30k–$48k | $24,452 |
| $48k–$75k | $32,350 |
| $75k–$110k | $37,753 |
| $110k+ | $49,716 |
How Worcester Polytechnic Institute compares
This college against the Massachusetts and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.
Graduate earnings over time
Median earnings of Worcester Polytechnic Institute students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.
Best-paying majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.
| Major | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Associate's | $148,489 | $27,000 | +978% | Strong return |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Certificate | $172,341 | — | +639% | Strong return |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Associate's | $106,505 | $26,500 | +542% | Strong return |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Associate's | $105,931 | $26,887 | +535% | Strong return |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Associate's | $102,711 | $27,000 | +501% | Strong return |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Certificate | $145,851 | — | +485% | Strong return |
| Chemical Engineering | Associate's | $100,777 | $27,000 | +481% | Strong return |
| Mechanical Engineering | Associate's | $100,164 | $27,000 | +475% | Strong return |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Associate's | $98,303 | $27,000 | +455% | Strong return |
| Civil Engineering | Associate's | $97,994 | $27,000 | +452% | Strong return |
| Systems Engineering | Certificate | $133,448 | — | +413% | Strong return |
| Engineering, Other | Certificate | $120,591 | — | +339% | Strong return |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Associate's | $85,313 | $27,000 | +320% | Strong return |
| Biology, General | Associate's | $82,976 | $26,950 | +296% | Strong return |
| Mechanical Engineering | Certificate | $111,218 | — | +284% | Strong return |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Associate's | $72,494 | — | +219% | Strong return |
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ROI at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.
Admissions & profile
Location
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.
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