About
The Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is a private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1865, WPI was one of the United States' first engineering and technology universities and now has 14 academic departments with over 50 bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degree programs. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".
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Key facts
- Global rank
- #1449
- Location
- Worcester, United States
- Founded
- 1865
- Students
- 6,421
- Type
- Private non-profit
- Admission rate
- 58%
- English test
- Required
- How to apply
- ApplyBoard
Outcomes and costs
Official figures from US College Scorecard, US Department of Education. Salaries are for all graduates, not only international students.
- Median salary 10 years after starting
- $103,470 a year
- Median salary 6 years after starting
- $85,038 a year
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 90%
- Students returning for a second year
- 94%
- Tuition (out-of-state, per year)
- $60,965
- Average cost of attendance (per year)
- $78,679
- Undergraduate students
- 5,447
- Students per faculty member
- 13 to 1
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
Programmes
Showing 40 of 180 programmes.
Postgraduate · Architecture
Master of Architecture
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 36 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Business Administration (MBA) – Analytics
Master of Business Administration - Analytics
- Tuition per year
- USD 22,500 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Computer Science
Master of Computer Science
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 August 2027 Intakes: 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Biomedical Engineering
Master of Engineering - Biomedical Engineering
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 August 2027 Intakes: 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Civil Engineering – Environmental Engineering
Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering - Environmental Engineering
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Civil Engineering – Master Builder Program
Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering - Master Builder Program
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Electrical and Computer Engineering
Master of Engineering - Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Interactive Media and Game Design
Master of Fine Arts - Interactive Media and Game Design
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 36 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Aerospace Engineering
Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering (Non-thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Aerospace Engineering
Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering (Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Aerospace Engineering – Flight Dynamics and Control
Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering - Flight Dynamics and Control (Non-thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Aerospace Engineering – Flight Dynamics and Control
Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering - Flight Dynamics and Control (Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Aerospace Engineering – Fluid Dynamics
Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering - Fluid Dynamics (Non-thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Aerospace Engineering – Fluid Dynamics
Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering - Fluid Dynamics (Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Aerospace Engineering – Materials and Structures
Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering - Materials and Structures (Non-thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Aerospace Engineering – Materials and Structures
Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering - Materials and Structures (Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Aerospace Engineering – Propulsion and Energy
Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering - Propulsion and Energy (Non-thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Aerospace Engineering – Propulsion and Energy
Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering - Propulsion and Energy (Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Applied Mathematics
Master of Science - Applied Mathematics
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Applied Physics – Biophysics and Soft Condensed Matter
Master of Science - Applied Physics - Biophysics and Soft Condensed Matter (Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Applied Physics – Medical Physics
Master of Science - Applied Physics - Medical Physics (Non-thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Applied Physics – Medical Physics
Master of Science - Applied Physics - Medical Physics (Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Applied Physics – Nanoscience and Technology
Master of Science - Applied Physics - Nanoscience and Technology (Non-thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Applied Physics – Nanoscience and Technology
Master of Science - Applied Physics - Nanoscience and Technology (Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Applied Physics – Photonics
Master of Science - Applied Physics - Photonics (Non-thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Applied Physics – Photonics
Master of Science - Applied Physics - Photonics (Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Applied Physics – Radiological Sciences
Master of Science - Applied Physics - Radiological Sciences (Non-thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Applied Physics – Radiological Sciences
Master of Science - Applied Physics - Radiological Sciences (Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Applied PhysicsBiophysics and Soft Condensed Matter
Master of Science - Applied PhysicsBiophysics and Soft Condensed Matter (Non-thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Applied Statistics
Master of Science - Applied Statistics
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Artificial Intelligence – All Other AI Areas
Master of Science - Artificial Intelligence - All Other AI Areas (Non-thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Artificial Intelligence – All Other AI Areas
Master of Science - Artificial Intelligence - All Other AI Areas (Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Artificial Intelligence – Robotics-Engineering Focused AI
Master of Science - Artificial Intelligence - Robotics-Engineering Focused AI (Non-thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Artificial Intelligence – Robotics-Engineering Focused AI
Master of Science - Artificial Intelligence - Robotics-Engineering Focused AI (Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Biochemistry
Master of Science - Biochemistry (Non-Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Biochemistry
Master of Science - Biochemistry (Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · Biomedical Engineering – Bioinstrumentation/Signal Processing
Master of Science - Biomedical Engineering - Bioinstrumentation/Signal Processing (Non-thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 August 2027 Intakes: 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Biomedical Engineering – Bioinstrumentation/Signal Processing
Master of Science - Biomedical Engineering - Bioinstrumentation/Signal Processing (Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 August 2027 Intakes: 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Biomedical Engineering – Biomaterials/Tissue Engineering
Master of Science - Biomedical Engineering - Biomaterials/Tissue Engineering (Non-thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 August 2027 Intakes: 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Biomedical Engineering – Biomaterials/Tissue Engineering
Master of Science - Biomedical Engineering - Biomaterials/Tissue Engineering (Thesis)
- Tuition per year
- USD 25,350 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 August 2027 Intakes: 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Scholarships you could use here
Fulbright-Nehru Master's Fellowships · USIEF (United States-India Educational Foundation)
Indian citizens with a bachelor's (minimum 55%) or master's degree and at least three years of relevant full-time work experience, without a US degree. Government of India employees are not eligible.
The last published cycle (2026-2027) closed on 14 May 2025. A 2027-2028 master's cycle is not currently listed.
Official pageFulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships · USIEF
Indian scholars registered for a PhD at an Indian institution, for 6 to 9 months of research in the US.
The 2027-2028 cycle closed on 1 July 2026.
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