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Graduates earn 1,845 degrees, certificates from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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About 61.3 percent of the 1,845 degrees and certificates handed out by the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2017-18 were to students in engineering programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the private not-for-profit institution in Worcester conferred 698 bachelor's degrees and 360 master's degrees in engineering programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Data shows the school gave out 213 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering, followed by 134 bachelor's degrees in computer science and 103 bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering.

The institute enrolled 6,874 students for 2017-18, including 4,668 in undergraduate programs and 2,206 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedGraduate and professional degrees awardedCertificates awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Mechanical Engineering21350-263
Electrical and Electronics Engineering83723158
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering71611133
Chemical Engineering10311-114
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering8419-103
Systems Engineering-571269
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering4321-64
Civil Engineering, General488157
Engineering, Other-46349
Materials Engineering-30-30
Manufacturing Engineering-24529
Industrial Engineering26--26
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering147-21
Architectural Engineering13--13
Civil Engineering, Other-2-2
Nuclear Engineering----
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics----
Engineering total698408251,13161.3
Computer Science134602196
Information Technology-51-51
Computer Software and Media Applications, Other118-19
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total145119226614.4
Business Administration and Management, General-53-53
Marketing, Other-31-31
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other-30-30
Business/Commerce, General523-28
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other20-222
Management Information Systems, General8--8
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other-2-2
Management Science----
Management Information Systems and Services, Other----
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total3313921749.4
Mathematics and Computer Science-50252
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other-39443
Systems Science and Theory-6-6
Sustainability Studies1--1
Science, Technology and Society----
Human Computer Interaction----
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total19561025.5
Statistics, General-19-19
Financial Mathematics-18-18
Mathematics, General143-17
Mathematics and Statistics, Other11--11
Applied Mathematics, General-5-5
Mathematics, Other-3-3
Applied Mathematics, Other-1-1
Mathematics and Statistics total2549-744
Biology/Biological Sciences, General293-32
Biochemistry232-25
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other12-3
Biotechnology-1-1
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total538-613.3
Physics, General138-21
Chemistry, General21-3
Physics, Other----
Physical Sciences total159-241.3
Educational/Instructional Technology-3-3
Education total-3-30.2
Humanities/Humanistic Studies3--3
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other----
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total3--30.2
Game and Interactive Media Design3--3
Visual and Performing Arts total3--30.2
Psychology, General2--2
Psychology total2--20.1
Technical and Scientific Communication1--1
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total1--10.1
Economics, General1--1
International Relations and Affairs----
Social Sciences total1--10.1

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