Worcester, Massachusetts · Private Non-Profit
Nuclear Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 3 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~3
- Schools with reported signal
- 29
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.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 29 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($23,153 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($29,661 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 90% 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.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 0.9% reported share · $20,111 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.3% reported share · $13,481 net A+ 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.4% reported share · $13,138 net A 
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · 0.3% reported share · $14,355 net A 
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 1.5% reported share · $16,298 net A 
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · 0.3% reported share · $14,600 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Nuclear Engineering accounts for 0.1% of reported programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, which is bigger than 17% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 3 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 $23,153 above the $19,918 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 $29,661 above the $73,809 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 #26 of 29 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.