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First Destination Outcomes ReportClass of 2020wpi.edu/ cdc
Executive SummaryFirst Destination Outcomes Report for the Class of 2020The Career Development Center (CDC) is pleased to present the WPI First Destination Outcomes Report forthe Class of 2020, following standards set by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Fordetails on data collection and reporting, see the Methodology section of this report. Highlights for the class of2020 include:Knowledge RateThe Knowledge Rate for bachelor’s degree graduates remains high (84.8%), much higher than the typicalnational average of 65% (NACE First Destination Report 2018). The Knowledge Rate is the proportion of graduatesfor whom at least some career information was collected. The Knowledge Rate for all degree levels combined(bachelor’s, master’s, PhD) was 83.2%.Success RateThe Success Rate for bachelor’s degree graduates is 91.3%, higher than the typical national average of 86%(NACE First Destination Report 2018). The success rate is the proportion of graduates who are employed, ingraduate school, or on active duty military or volunteer service for whom data was collected excluding those “notseeking”. The Success Rate for all degree levels combined (bachelor’s, master’s, PhD) was 92.7%.Average Starting SalaryThe average starting salary for bachelor’s degree graduates increased slightly (1.2%) over the previous year to 72,951, with 64.5% of employed bachelor’s degree graduates reporting salary data.Employer EngagementHundreds of employers recruited on-campus during the academic year and the Career Development Centerrapidly pivoted to offer additional virtual recruiting options when the Covid-19 pandemic interrupted regularcampus operations in the spring.Student SatisfactionStudent satisfaction with CDC services consistently exceeds the national average (Universum survey,2014-2019).wpi.edu/ cdc
Table of ContentsSummary ResultsInterdisciplinaryActuarial MathematicsInternational & Global StudiesAerospace EngineeringLearning Sciences & TechnologyApplied MathematicsManagement/BusinessApplied StatisticsManagement EngineeringArchitectural EngineeringManagement Information SystemsBiochemistryManufacturing EngineeringBioinformatics & Computational BiologyMarketing & InnovationBiology & BiotechnologyMaterials Process EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringMaterials Science and EngineeringBioscience AdministrationMathematics for EducatorsBiotechnologyMathematical SciencesChemical EngineeringMBAChemistryMechanical EngineeringCivil EngineeringOperations, Analytics & ManagementComputer SciencePhysicsConstruction Project ManagementPhysics for EducatorsData SciencePower Systems EngineeringEconomic SciencePower Systems ManagementElectrical & Computer EngineeringProfessional WritingEnvironmental EngineeringPsychological ScienceEnvironmental & Sustainability StudiesRobotics EngineeringFinancial MathematicsSociety, Technology & PolicyFire Protection EngineeringStatisticsHumanities & ArtsSupply Chain ManagementIndustrial EngineeringSystem DynamicsIndustrial MathematicsSystems EngineeringInformation TechnologyEmployersInnovation with UXGraduate SchoolsInteractive Media & Game DevelopmentMethodologywpi.edu/ cdc
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Summary ResultsFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentNot SeekingUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary 20205042658391.3%744154101284.8% 72,951372472095.0%223811859980.3% 86,0173100096.9%1043688.9% 100,20090731210392.7%9742276164783.2%TABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc4
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Actuarial MathematicsFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary 2020510075.0%221080.0% 75.0%221080.0%EmployersGraduate SchoolsDouble MajorsCambridge AssociatesFidelityLiberty Mutual InsuranceMongoDBSun Life FinancialWorcester PolytechnicInstituteNAFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels25%12%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc563%
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Aerospace EngineeringFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary 202010141078.1%753786.5% 69,4501031087.5%292564.0% raduate SchoolsDouble MajorsAmazon Web ServicesAutonodyneBusek Co. Inc.Cuffey'sEnsign-Bickford Aerospace &DefenseGeneral Dynamics ElectricBoatKBRLockheed MartinPepsiCoRaytheon TechnologiesTest Logic, Inc.Whitcraft GroupWorcester PolytechnicInstituteAdams State CollegeCalifornia Institute ofTechnologyWorcester PolytechnicInstituteNAFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels19%4%35%42%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc6
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Applied MathematicsFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary NANANANANANANA1000100.0%03425.0%EmployersGraduate SchoolsDouble MajorsLockheed MartinNANAFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels100%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc7
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Applied StatisticsFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary ANANANANANANA200066.7%13650.0%EmployersGraduate SchoolsDouble MajorsCICCCredit SuisseNANAFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels33%67%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc8
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Architectural EngineeringFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary 20205200100.0%02977.8% 100.0%02977.8%EmployersGraduate SchoolsDouble MajorsConsigli Construction Co., Inc.Dellbrook JKSJENSEN HUGHESSimpson Gumpertz & HegerStantecUniversity of ColoradoBoulderWorcester PolytechnicInstituteNAFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels29%71%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc9
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: BiochemistryFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary 202010900100.0%012095.0% .0%032588.0%EmployersGraduate SchoolsDouble MajorsAbcamAmgenAtmospheric EnvironmentalResearchBroad Institute of MIT andHarvardBrown UniversityDermBiont, Inc.Eurofins ScientificIntellia TherapeuticsJohnson MattheyMassachusetts Eye and EarInfirmarySanofi GenzymeTakedaBrandeis UniversityBrown UniversityUniversity of WisconsinMadisonWorcester PolytechnicInstituteYale UniversityBiology and BiotechnologyProfessional WritingFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels45%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc1055%
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Bioinformatics & Computational BiologyFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary 1100.0%NA4300100.0%007100.0%EmployersGraduate SchoolsDouble MajorsBank of AmericaColumbia UniversityRaytheon TechnologiesDartmouth CollegeWorcester PolytechnicInstituteBiology and BiotechnologyComputer ScienceFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels43%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc1157%
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Biology & BiotechnologyFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary 202013160093.5%263783.8% 170094.3%264185.4%EmployersGraduate SchoolsDouble MajorsAbbVieAbcamApplied Pathology SystemsAstellas Pharma USBoston UniversityBrigham and Women'sHospitalBristol Myers SquibbBrown UniversityDermBiont, Inc.Pfizer, Inc.Quidel CorporationRegeneronPharmaceuticals, Inc.TakedaTufts UniversityUltivueUltragenyx - Gene TherapyBoston UniversityBrown UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityCummings School ofVeterinary Medicine at TuftsUniversityDartmouth CollegeNational University of IrelandUniversity of MichiganWorcester PolytechnicInstituteBiochemistryBioinformatics &Computational BiologyBiomedical EngineeringFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels48%6%46%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc12
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Biomedical EngineeringFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary 202056231092.0%7129987.9% 65,0068200100.0%031376.9% mployersAbbott DiagnosticsAbiomedAmgenAvantor SciencesAzzur GroupBecton DickinsonBERGBeth Israel DeaconessMedical CenterBoston ScientificBrooks AutomationCoghlin CompaniesCRISPR TherapeuticsCytiva (Global Life SciencesSolutions, LLC)DePuy SynthesDistal Solutions, Inc.Edwards LifesciencesEmergent BiosolutionsEpicEPIC Systems, Inc.GEGE HealthcareHemanext, Inc.Instrumentation LaboratoryInsulet CorporationMassachusetts n Analytical LabPall CorporationPfizer, Inc.RAN Fire ProtectionEngineeringRegeneron Pharmaceuticals,Inc.Rhode Island HospitalSanofi GenzymeSequence, IncShifamed LLC.SigilonSolace TherapeuticsTakedaTessera TherapeuticsThe Design GroupToxikon Corp.Triton Systems, Inc.University of MassachusettsMedical SchoolValsource Inc.Veterinary Surgery CenterWorcester PolytechnicInstituteZOLL Medical CorporationGraduate SchoolsDouble MajorsBoston UniversityCornell UniversityTufts UniversityUniversity of DelawareUniversity of PennsylvaniaWorcester PolytechnicInstituteBiology & BiotechnologyChemical EngineeringElectrical & ComputerEngineeringMechanical EngineeringRobotics EngineeringFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels25%1%7%67%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc13
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Bioscience AdministrationFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentNot SeekingUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary NANANANANANA0000NA0000NAEmployersGraduate SchoolsDouble MajorsNANANATABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc14
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: BiotechnologyFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary NANANANANANANA2000100.0%01366.7%EmployersGraduate SchoolsDouble MajorsPfizer, Inc.NANAFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels100%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc15
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Chemical EngineeringFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentNot SeekingUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary 202040231091.4%6147594.7% 69,3636200100.0%001988.9% ployersAbbVieAECOMAmgenAramcoAshworth Leininger GroupBarry-Wehmiller DesignGroup, Inc.BETE Fog NozzleBoston DentalBurns & McDonnellControl Point TechnolgoyCytiva (Global Life SciencesSolutions, LLC)Danielson LegalDow ChemicalEastmanExxonMobil CorporationFLIR Systems, Inc.General Dynamics, ElectricBoatGHDGlobalFoundriesGreenLight BiosciencesGreensource Fabrication LLCLonzaMaine Machine Products andHoppe TechnologiesMilliporeSigmaModernaNECINorthwestern UniversityOak Ridge Institute forScience and EducationPall CorporationPepsiCoPfizer, Inc.PharmaCannPoly JouleRaytheon TechnologiesRegeneron Pharmaceuticals,Inc.Tata & Howard, Inc.Texas Instruments Inc.Thermo Fisher ScientificTiffany & Co.US NavyGraduate SchoolsDouble MajorsBloomsburg UniversityDrexel UniversityNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of MassachusettsAmherstUniversity of MinnesotaWorcester PolytechnicInstituteIndustrial EngineeringProfessional WritingBiomedical EngineeringFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels1% 7%61%31%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc16
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: ChemistryFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary A000NANA120075.0%104100.0%EmployersGraduate SchoolsDouble MajorsSumitomo Corporation ofAmericasUniversity of MichiganWorcester PolytechnicInstituteNAFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels25%25%50%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc17
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Civil EngineeringFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary 20203180095.1%284983.7% 0095.5%2125678.6%EmployersGraduate SchoolsDouble MajorsARCOBarnard ConstructionCASCO USACode Red Consultants, LLCEngineers Design Group, Inc.General Dynamics, ElectricBoatGreen International Affiliates,Inc.H. Carr & Sons, Inc.Hanover CompanyJacobsJENSEN HUGHESKern & Associates, Ltd.Kubricky Construction Corp.Mott MacDonaldNew England Infrastructure,Inc.Outback EngineeringSALUT-GLOBAL INCSiefert AssociatesSLR ConsultingStantecSuffolk ConstructionTEC, Inc.Tighe & BondTranSystems, Corp.US Army Corps of EngineersWalsh Construction Co.Whiting-Turner ContractingCompanyWorcester PolytechnicInstituteWSPTufts UniversityUniversity of South CarolinaWorcester PolytechnicInstituteHumanities & ArtsManagement/BusinessFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels5%18%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc1877%
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Computer ScienceFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentNot SeekingUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary 2020101300192.3%1112617084.7% 88,28027300100.0%00114173.2% 4%Employers128 TechnologyAberdeenAlarm.comAlegeus TechnologiesAltran IPDAmazonAmazon RoboticsAppleAthenahealth, Inc.AutonodyneAvaAWARE, Inc.BAE Systems, Inc.Bank of America - PrivateBankBoston Children'sHospitalBottomline TechnologiesCelona, Inc.ChewyCitizens BankCitrixColgate-PalmoliveCompanyConstant ContactCopious ImagingCvent Inc.CVS HealthDataRobotDell TechnologiesDICK'S Sporting GoodsDraftKingsErnst & Young LLP (EY)Facebook, Inc.Fidelity Investments Inc.FightPandemicsFM GlobalGEGeneral MotorsGoogle, Inc.Grid AIGustoHarvard Pilgrim HealthCareHubSpotiD TechIndustrial Light & MagicIngageAppInnovative DefenseTechnologiesIntel CorporationInterSystemsInyaLandJohn HancockKaon Interactive, Inc.Liberty Mutual InsuranceLockheed MartinMicro FocusMicrosoftMojoTechMonotony.aiNew England SurveySystems, Inc.Nuance CommunicationsOneBeaconInsurance GroupOptumOptumasPhilipsPTCRapid7RapkoTech LLCRaytheonRaytheon TechnologiesRouting CompanyRSA SecuritySavvas LearningCompanySilicon LabsSimSpaceStarburst Data, Inc.State Street CorporationSunrise LabsTakedaThe MITRE CorporationTrampleZone LLCTravelersTwinHatsU.S. Census Bureau - NewYorkVee24VestmarkVistaprintWayfairWhiteHat SecurityWorldpayGraduate SchoolsDouble MajorsCarnegie Mellon UniversityColumbia UniversityNew York UniversityNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaVillanova UniversityWorcester PolytechnicInstituteBioinformatics &Computational BiologyData ScienceEconomic ScienceElectrical & ComputerEngineeringInteractive Media & GameDevelopmentMathematical SciencesMechanical EngineeringRobotics EngineeringFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels1%6%19%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc1974%
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Construction Project ManagementFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary e SchoolsDouble MajorsCutler Associates, Inc.Zachary GroupNANAFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels100%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc20
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Data ScienceFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentNot 100.0%06UnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary 202002100.0%NA135576.4% 90,656NANANANA135777.2%EmployersGraduate SchoolsDouble MajorsABBADECCO NAAmazonAWARE, Inc.Axis Technology, LLCBaiduBrainCo, Inc.Bristol Myers SquibbCitius Tech, Inc.Cloudware TechnologiesCmind, Inc.Dell TechnologiesHomesite InsuranceInsulet CorporationIsmile Technologies LLCItlize Global LLCMarlabs, Inc.Match4ActionMathWorksMediate.techNorescoPratt & Whitney-A UnitedTechnologies CompanyPreventa Medical Corp.Quantum BlackRaytheon TechnologiesSam's ClubSimSpaceSolvus GlobalSpectrum HealthVee24VendorPass, Inc.Worcester PolytechnicInstituteWorcester PolytechnicInstituteComputer ScienceFirst Destination ActivityAll Degree Levels5%95%EmployedSeeking EmploymentGraduate SchoolPlanning to PursueGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceTABLE OF CONTENTSwpi.edu/ cdc21
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Economic ScienceFirst Destination ActivityBachelor’sMaster’sPhDAll Degree LevelsEmployedGraduate SchoolMilitaryVolunteer ServiceSuccess RateSeeking EmploymentUnknownTotal GraduatesKnowledge RateAverage Salary 2020100050.0%102100.0%N
2020 First Destination Outcomes Report: Biology & Biotechnology First Destination Activity Bachelor’s Master’s PhD All Degree Levels Employed 13 1 2 16 Graduate School 16 1 0 17 Military 0 0 0 0 Volunteer Service 0 0 0 0 Success Rate 93.5% 100.0% 100.0% 94.3% Seeking Emp
