Why Choose WPI for Graduate School?

Seize opportunities for cutting-edge research and innovation.

Graduate & Professional Studies at WPI is a community of researchers with open labs, doors, and minds. Engage in multidisciplinary research projects that solve today’s most important problems.

Whether you make groundbreaking advancements through discovery, create a product that’s useful and marketable, or start a business venture that disrupts an entire industry, our state-of-the-art resources will amplify your impact.

Prepare for the career of the future.

At WPI, you’ll become a lifelong learner, prepared for a fruitful and impact-driven career after graduation. 

Professional development for graduate students is a serious focus here. Whether that means helping students learn to investigate an independent research inquiry, give a succinct presentation, or craft a career-boosting resume, we invest in the whole student. 

• Lean on a highly engaged and elite alumni network.
• Build a network through the university’s industry connections and corporate partnerships.
• Take advantage of expert-crafted professional development trainings.
• Leave WPI with so much more than a degree.

Make your degree your own. 

WPI has more than 50 graduate programs, but there’s only one you. You’re encouraged to combine areas that aren’t a typical academic pairing. Will you become a robotics engineer who works on healthcare devices? A biochemist who applies their expertise to materials science? The choice is yours.

Because of this flexibility, graduate students at WPI gain more opportunities. The future workplace needs trained experts with a multidimensional, human-centered approach to STEM.

Learn from world-class faculty.

At WPI, those who can—teach.

• Classes are taught by faculty who are also industry experts with deep connections. 
• Our graduate curriculum is developed and designed by faculty and industry advisors who forecast the industry’s most in-demand skills and knowledge areas.

Receive a life-changing education.

Your graduate studies at WPI will transcend disciplines, balancing STEM with humanities—because innovating an effective solution requires understanding the people who will use it.  

What’s different about WPI’s curriculum?

• Interdisciplinary focus helps you connect the dots between your courses and your career.
• Project-based learning, WPI’s signature framework for experiential education, prepares you to apply what you’ve learned in practical, real-world settings.
• Highly specific and personalized degrees mean you’re pursuing your passion and position you to live your purpose.
• Global Project Centers across six continents enable you to conduct research in real communities and make an impact worldwide.

Develop personally, not just professionally. 

Our supportive community will empower you to thrive. Collaboration is important at WPI, but so are the relationships you’ll develop. Close interactions and meaningful mentorships are trademarks of our educational approach.

On your way to a master’s degree or PhD at WPI, you’ll find:

• An inclusive, supportive environment 
• Academic coaches and student success managers
• Practical resources just for graduate students
• A university-wide commitment to developing the whole student
• Union RA and TA positions with competitive salaries and benefits 

Leverage the benefits of a booming city.

WPI’s location in Worcester, Mass., will offer you several advantages:

• You’ll be attending not just a top-ranked STEM university, but the only STEM university in central Massachusetts.
• You’ll be in the second-largest city in New England after Boston, giving yourself a wide array of opportunities for internships, co-ops, and careers. 
• You’ll be forming professional connections inside a rapidly growing hub for industries like bioengineering, drug manufacturing, healthcare, and technology.
• You’ll be joining 38,000+ fellow students in the city of Worcester, where neighboring colleges and universities share their vast educational resources.
• You’ll be part of a thriving, multicultural community with endless options for food, culture, nature, arts, and entertainment. 
• You’ll be able to easily travel to nearby Boston and New York City.