Bachelor's/Master's Degree Options

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Make the Most of Your Time at WPI 

Earn Your BS/MS Together & Maximize Your Investment 

WPI undergraduates and recent alumni may begin work on a graduate degree by enrolling in a combined Bachelor’s/Master’s (BS/MS) program. This accelerated track allows students to obtain an MS degree after only five years of full-time coursework (typically one additional year after completion of the BS).

Choosing a Field or Department 

Students often obtain the BS and MS in the same field or department. With advanced planning, some students complete the combined BS/MS program in two different fields; the combination of a BS in Civil Engineering and an MS in Fire Protection Engineering is a common example.  

Students are encouraged to review the various options available for pursuing the combined BS/MS program within a specific department or program by visiting the relevant section within the Graduate Catalog.  

Please Note: undergraduate credit may not be counted toward a graduate business degree. 

An Exciting Opportunity for WPI Alumni

At WPI, we’re continually developing new ways to express appreciation for our alumni. We're thrilled to announce that the BS/MS program has been broadened to allow WPI alumni to pursue an MS degree, with the double counting option, within five years of completing your BS degree.  Effective immediately, any alumni who graduated in 2019 or later, can take advantage of this opportunity. The Alumni Tuition Incentive will also apply to BS/MS alumni.

Videos: Learn More About the BS/MS Program

Upcoming Events

Our current students can learn more about the BS/MS program during our upcoming events on campus!

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BS/MS Programs for Entering Students

WPI offers several specially designed BS/MS programs for entering students. These include Fire Protection Engineering.

Eric shares why he selected WPI for the BS/MS program option as it allowed him to pursue both the technical and business degrees. Hear his story.

BS-MS Coordinator Contact List

Program BS/MS Coordinator Phone Email Interim Coordinator Interim Email
           
Aerospace Engineering  Michael Demetriou 508-831-5459 mdemetri@wpi.edu    
Architectural Enginering/ Master of Architecture (BS/MArch) Steven Van Dessel 508-831-4895 svandessel@wpi.edu    
Artificial Inteligence Kyumin Lee 508-831-6826 kmlee@wpi.edu    
Biotechnology Amity Manning 508-831-4961 almanning@wpi.edu    
Bionformatics & Commputational Biology Amity Manning 508-831-4961 almanning@wpi.edu    
Biomedical Engineering Songbai Ji 508-831-4956 sji@wpi.edu George Pins can also be contacted for BS/MS gpins@wpi.edu
Business School Programs Laurie Stokes 508-831-4887  lmstokes@wpi.edu     
Chemistry & Biochemistry Ron Grimm 508-831-4165 rlgrimm@wpi.edu    
Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering (including Construction Project Management) Harlod Walker 508-831-6223 hwwalker@wpi.edu    
Chemical Engineering Eric Young 508-831-6398 emyoung@wpi.edu    
Community Climate Adaptation  Laureen Elgert 508-831-5451 lelgert@wpi.edu    
Computer Science/ Cyber Security Aimee Doherty 508-831-6451 adoherty@wpi.edu    
Data Science Xiangnan Kong 508-831-6683 xkong@wpi.edu    
Electrical & Computer Engineering Patrick Schaumont 508-831-6472 pschaumont@wpi.edu    
Fire Explostion Engineering Stephen Kmiotek 508-831-4870 sjkmiotek@wpi.edu    
Fire Protection Engineering Nicholas Dembsey 508-831-5971 ndembsey@wpi.edu    
Interactive Media & Game Development Karen Stewart 508-831-6132 kstewart3@wpi.edu    
Learning Sciences & Technologies Neil Heffernan 508-831-5569 nth@wpi.edu    
Materials Science Engineering & Manufacturing Engineering Yu Zhong 508-831-5958 yzhong@wpi.edu    
Mathematical Sciences Stephan Sturm 508-831-5241 ssturm@wpi.edu    
Mechanical Engineering Yihao Zheng  508-831-4649 yzheng8@wpi.edu    
Neuroscience  Jagan Srinivasan 508-831-6564 jsrinivasan@wpi.edu    
Physics/ Applied Physics Kunta Wu 508-831-6057 kwu@wpi.edu Qi Wen (Fall Only) qwen@wpi.edu
Robotics Engineering Carlo Pinciroli  508-831-6853 cpinciroli@wpi.edu    
Science & Technology for Innovation in Global Development  Patricia Agupusi  508-831-6225 pagupusi@wpi.edu    
System Dynamics and Innovation Management Crystal Brown 508-831-5163 cbrown2@wpi.edu    
Systems Engineering Don Gelosh 540-508-4774 dsgelosh@wpi.edu