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title: Worcester Polytechnic Institute — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Worcester, MA
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $103,470 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $77,738 – $129,699 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $26,978 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $12,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 90% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $78,679 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 92% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $75,470 | derived |

**90% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $26,978 (≈ 26% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $40,930 to $111,634 across 24 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $111,634 | not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Master's Degree | $111,233 | not reported |
| Systems Engineering. | Master's Degree | $100,114 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's Degree | $97,509 | not reported |
| Manufacturing Engineering. | Master's Degree | $95,914 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $86,644 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $86,601 | $27,000 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. | Master's Degree | $82,744 | not reported |
| Engineering, Other. | Master's Degree | $82,311 | not reported |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $77,253 | $27,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,310 | $26,887 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,720 | $26,254 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,303 | $27,000 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,732 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,074 | $27,000 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,835 | $27,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,056 | $27,000 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,868 | $26,500 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,196 | not reported |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,498 | $27,000 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,292 | $19,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,799 | $26,950 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,408 | $27,000 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,930 | $24,656 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Worcester Polytechnic Institute by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?168421

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