Technical & Scientific Communication at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Every technical and scientific communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the technical and scientific communication program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 6,920 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in technical and scientific communication from WPI.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Technical & Scientific Communication section at the bottom of this page.

WPI Technical & Scientific Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Technical and Scientific Communication

WPI Technical & Scientific Communication Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks technical and scientific communication programs across the country. The following shows how WPI performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The technical and scientific communication major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Technical & Scientific Communication. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
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Technical and Scientific Communication Student Demographics at WPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the technical and scientific communication majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

WPI Technical & Scientific Communication Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in technical and scientific communication from WPI. About 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in technical and scientific communication at WPI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WPI also has a doctoral program available in technical and scientific communication. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Technical and Scientific Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in technical and scientific communication 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
Editors	3,160	$89,280
Technical Writers	2,420	$89,630
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Runningonbrains under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.