Use Your Business Degree to Transform Tomorrow's Technology
Bridge technology and business from day one. Build FinTech solutions, optimize global systems, and lead data-driven innovation in a collaborative STEM-focused environment.
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Explore Freely Before Committing
You’re allowed to not know your business major yet. Our flexible curriculum lets you explore fintech, management engineering, marketing analytics, and more through hands-on projects. You’re free to test, pivot, or completely change direction as you go. Immersive business experiences help you discover where strategy and technology meet for you, without the pressure.
Knowing Starts with Doing
Real, hands-on project work starts your first term. Instead of case studies alone, you get a live preview of what building and pitching real solutions in your area of interest could look like.
Analyze Risk for Real Organizations
Develop risk assessment strategies for power generation companies, create insurability models for emerging technologies, and optimize investment portfolios for financial institutions. Work on Wall Street engineering investment reporting pipelines that professionals use daily.
Build FinTech Solutions That Scale
Create blockchain payment systems, develop algorithmic trading platforms, and model investor sentiment to protect against market downturns. Design AI-driven financial tools that revolutionize how businesses make decisions.
Optimize Global Operations
Streamline warehouse efficiency at engineering firms, develop waste reduction programs using reusable containers, and create digital healthcare scenario tools. Transform operations from Worcester to global markets with data-driven solutions.
Lead Innovation at the Business-Tech Interface
Assess smart city initiatives in Hong Kong, analyze emerging market opportunities, and bridge the gap between technical teams and business strategy. Create technology solutions that drive measurable business impact.
The Unusual Way You Learn Here
Curiosity is your only prerequisite. This is a place to build your business acumen, of course, but also your problem-solving skills, leadership experience, and confidence. WPI’s unconventional model gives you room to focus, discover, and experiment risk-free, so your idea of “business” can go beyond the textbook.
7-Week Terms
Deep dive into 3 courses at once. Intensive focus means you master concepts faster and retain more.
Real Projects Day One
Work on actual business challenges from your first semester. No waiting until senior year to apply what you learn.
No Failing Grades
A, B, C, or NR system. Take risks, explore new areas without fear of tanking your GPA.
13:1 Ratio
Small classes mean professors know your name and your career goals. Personal attention makes the difference.
Collaborative, Not Competitive
Work in teams like real companies do. No cutthroat competition, everyone succeeds together through shared problem-solving.
Simple Success Formula
Go to class. Do the work. Ask for help. It really is that straightforward at WPI.
8 STEM-Designated Business Programs
Each designed to blend technical expertise with business acumen.
Financial Technology
- Build digital payment systems and blockchain applications
- Develop algorithmic trading platforms and financial analytics tools
Morgan Stanley
Industrial Engineering
- Design efficient manufacturing and supply chain systems
- Optimize business processes using data analytics and lean principles
Amazon • Citizens • Tesla • Arup • Deloitte
Information Systems & Technologies
- Design enterprise systems and business technology solutions
- Build database systems and networks that power modern organizations
PepsiCo • Textron • Epic Systems • Axcelis Technologies, Inc. • Fifth Third Bank
Management Engineering
- Lead technology teams and manage complex engineering projects
- Combine business strategy with technical innovation for organizational growth
State Street Corporation • Deloitte • Amazon • Consigli Construction Co., Inc • Dell Technologies
Actuarial Mathematics
- Build statistical models to assess insurance and financial risks
- Analyze data patterns to predict future outcomes for businesses
The Hanover Insurance Group • Travelers Insurance • Fidelity Investments • John Hancock • CC - Sun Life Financial
Business
- Combine business strategy with hands-on technology projects from year one
- Lead cross-functional teams solving real problems for industry partners
Fidelity Investments • Liberty Mutual Insurance • State Street Corporation • Amica Mutual Insurance Company • Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
Business Analytics & Applied AI
- Create AI-powered solutions using machine learning and predictive analytics
- Build a portfolio of completed projects at one of 50+ project centers worldwide
Marketing Analytics
- Transform marketing data into insights that drive real business decisions
- Create predictive models analyzing consumer behavior
Find Your Business Strength
Take 30 seconds to discover your perfect business + tech fusion.
I chose to study at WPI because its Business School takes a unique approach by combining technical skills with business knowledge. As a management engineering student focusing on marketing and entrepreneurship, I've been able to learn about business strategies while developing technical skills like data analysis and operations management.
Seyda Usalan '25, Management Engineering
Our Business School graduates are recruited by:
Bank of America, Deloitte, Liberty Mutual, Boston Scientific, Dell Technologies, KPMG, Fidelity Investments, National Grid, Epic Systems, Wellington Management, and many, many more.
Global Project Scholarship: All WPI students are eligible to complete projects at 50+ centers worldwide through the Global Projects Program. Recent projects include assessing smart city initiatives in Hong Kong, developing sustainability strategies in Bangkok, and optimizing global supply chains.
Ready to Bridge Business and Technology?
Join the next generation of business leaders who design, analyze, and innovate.
Application deadlines
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EA I
Early Decision / Early Action I November 1
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EA II
Early Decision / Early Action II January 5
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RD
Regular Decision February 1