Worcester, Massachusetts · Private Non-Profit
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 4.4% reported program-share signal, $43,071 school-wide net price, and $103,470 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 242 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~242
- Schools with reported signal
- 87
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 60.2%
- Graduation rate
- 89.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $43,071/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $172,284
- Median debt
- $27,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $103,470/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (4.4%), school-wide average net price ($43,071), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($103,470), and peer averages from 87 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 87 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 2.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($22,995 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($31,117 above). Together, those evidence points place Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the top 87% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.6% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 4.0% reported share · $12,116 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 5.5% reported share · $16,075 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 3.3% reported share · $20,111 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.9% reported share · $12,470 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 0.1% reported share · $13,370 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.8% reported share · $12,548 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering accounts for 4.4% of reported programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, which is bigger than 92% of schools in this field set and 2.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 242 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Worcester Polytechnic Institute's average net price is $43,071 per year, about $172,284 over four years. That is $22,995 above the $20,076 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $103,470 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $31,117 above the $72,353 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Worcester Polytechnic Institute #76 of 87 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.