Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Placements: Job Opportunities & Placement rate, Packages

The Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has been featured and ranked 4 among national universities where the graduates are paid well according to US News and World Report. The Princeton Review, too, has ranked it 5^th and 6^th for best career services and placement. The university ranks 3^rd in Massachusetts for the highest early career of graduates. In the year 2020, the knowledge rate for the bachelor’s graduates stood at 84.8%, which was better than the national average of 65% (NACE First Destination Report 2018). Overall, the rate (all degrees combined) was 83.2%.

Talking about the success rate, the overall outcome was recorded at 92.7% for all types of degree students. As per Forbes, the 10-year median salary for WPI graduates is USD 135,500. There was an increase in the average starting salary of bachelor’s degree pass outs as compared to 2019. The salary recorded for 64.5% of bachelor’s students who had a job in 2020 was USD 72,951. Similarly, for the master’s and PhD degree graduates, the salaries were USD 86,017 and USD 100,200 respectively.

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WPI Placement Highlights 2021

WPI Class Profile 

The total number of students studying at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is 7,230. International students studying here are 85 in number. The top 10 international nations from which students have got enrolled at WPI are China, India, Vietnam, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Brazil, and Thailand. The class profile details of the 2021 batch have been provided below.

• The total number of students pursuing a bachelor’s degree is 5,224.
• The total number of students pursuing a master’s degree is 2,006.
• The total number of full-time students is 5,875 and the part-time students are 455 in number.
• The total number of females studying at WPI is 2,697.
• The total number of females studying at WPI is 2,697.
• The total number of males studying at WPI is 4,533.
• Races: American Indian/Alaska Native (2), Asian (637), Black/African American (207), Hispanic/Latino (563), Native Hawaiian /Other Pacific Islander (3), Non-resident alien (970), 2 or more races (225), White (4,300), Unknown (323).

WPI Employment Outcome 2020

The displayed information below contains the overall career outcome of students who had pursued different degrees at different levels. There are many students who were still searching for jobs and many others who either got into higher education or some form of service after graduating.

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WPI Top Employers 

WPI Placement Stats 2020

In 2020, two concentrations which yielded the highest employment outcome were Applied Mathematics and Biotechnology, both at 100%. The overall success rate for both of these concentrations was also 100%. These were followed by MBA and Data Science which both witnessed an above 90 per cent of employment rate for the graduates. The graph below features the top 7 concentrations that had the highest placement rates.

The employers for the top 7 concentrations along with a few more have been listed below.

Applied Mathematics: Lockheed Martin

Biotechnology: Pfizer Inc

MBA: Boston Scientific, Collins Aerospace, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Fulcrum Research Group, Lockheed Martin, Mazak North America, Pratt & Whitney-A United Technologies Company, Reliant Medical Group, Rogers Corporation, Wayfair

Data Science: ABB, ADECCO NA, Baidu, BrainCo Inc., Cmind Inc., MathWorks, Noresco, Quantum Black, SimSpace, Vee24, Spectrum Health

Management Information Systems: Dell Technologies, Boston Scientific, Consigli Construction Co., Inc., University of Rhode Island, Wellington Management, Company LLP

Information Technology: Putnam Investments, Recreation Worcester, Juniper Networks, Fidelity Investments Inc., Capgemini America Inc., Authright, MinTechx, PatientKeeper, Inc.

Civil Engineering: ARCO, CASCO USA, Hanover Company, Mott MacDonald, Tighe & Bond, WSP, Outback Engineering, SLR Consulting, Stantec, US Army Corps of Engineers

Actuarial Mathematics: Cambridge Associates, Fidelity, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Sun Life Financial, MongoDB, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Computer Science: 128 Technology, Amazon, Apple, Bank of America, Chewy, Citizens Bank, Citrix, CVS Health, Dell Technologies, DraftKings, EY, Facebook, FM Global, General Motors, Google, HubSpot, iD Tech, Intel Corporation, Microsoft, MojoTech, Vistaprint, Philips, PTC.

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WPI Average Salary 2020 by Concentration

The bachelor’s concentration that led to the highest average salary was Computer Science with USD 88,280, followed by Interactive Media and Game Development and Robotics Engineering. Similarly, at the master’s level, the highest average salary was witnessed by students with Robotics Engineering as a concentration at USD 113,833.

The table below features the top 10 highest salary averages at the bachelor’s and master’s levels as per concentration.

WPI Career Placement Support

WPI’s Career Development Centre has constantly exceeded students’ expectations by yielding great results related to career and further education. The centre offers networking opportunities, counselling sessions, career-related resources and more for the convenience of university students. It serves as a guide for discovering different available majors, and career options, weaving attractive resumes and overall personality development. More than 400 recruiters offer job placement to students every year, apart from internships, co-ops, volunteering activities, etc.

Of the various services offered, some have been listed below:

Handshake Portal: This portal is your one-stop destination for students who wish to explore different subject options, employer details, current job opportunities, campus recruitment details and more.

Career Fests: Two career fests (in fall and in spring) are organised every year by the university career centre. Students can attend either one or both of them and build a network at these events, which are attended by a large number of agency representatives. A ‘Career Fair Tip Sheet’ is available online which the students can download and get tips and suggestions regarding interviewing requirements such as clothing, gestures, what to talk about and what not to mention. Students can also attend these fairs online on Handshake where they can interact personally with recruiters through a 10-minute video call. They can also attend group sessions during the same.

Networking Nights and Career Expos: This event allows students to meet and interact with the university alumni, professionals and other students.

On-Campus Interviews: A recruitment drive is organised on campus as well where every year more than 200 agencies and employers take part and interview students for full and part-time employment, co-ops, internships, etc. The interviews happen between September to April.

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