Humanities & Arts Degrees for Students Who Create Tomorrow's Stories
Design games, shape policy, write the future. Combine creativity with technology to address real problems from day one.
1WPI Class of 2024, all bachelor's degrees | 2All degree levels, all areas of study | 3U.S. News & World Report, 2025 | 4LinkedIn Top Colleges, 2025
Think You Have to Choose Between Creativity and Career Success? Think Again.
At WPI, creative minds don't just dream—they build. Apply now—explore before committing to your path. Our flexible curriculum lets you test different creative paths while working on actual projects that matter. Plus, every WPI student explores the humanities and arts through our unique requirement, ensuring you graduate as a well-rounded thinker.
What You'll Create Starting on Your First Day
Not theory. Real creative impact.
Design games that make a difference
Create educational games and digital healthcare scenario tools that help people learn. Develop video games like "Medusa" that address social issues and promote empathy. Your creative vision meets real-world impact.
Perform and compose across genres
Join jazz ensembles, orchestra, concert band, or African drumming groups. Compose electronic music, arrange for ensembles, or build musical robots. Whether you're an engineering major with a music minor or just love to perform, you'll find your creative outlet here.
Address global challenges through a creative lens
Explore sense of place in Tirana, Albania's historic center, develop robotics education programs at the Harry Fultz Institute in Albania, and create sustainable urban farming initiatives in Venice, Italy. Your humanities perspective drives real change.
Write stories that shape technology
Craft technical documentation for fire safety applications, develop educational materials for sustainable water use, and create content that bridges complex technology with human understanding. Your words guide innovation.
How You'll Actually Learn (Spoiler: It's Different)
No experience? No problem. We believe trial-and-error is the best way to learn—that's why you can't get an F at WPI.
Forget passive lectures. Here's how humanities education works at WPI.
7-Week Terms
Deep dive into 3 courses at a time. No juggling 6 classes—immerse yourself fully in each subject.
Create From Day One
Apply ideas immediately. Write, design, perform, build—just like professionals do.
Humanities & Arts for All
Every WPI student explores humanities and arts deeply. Engineers write. Scientists perform. Everyone creates.
No Failing Grades
A, B, C, or NR system. Take creative risks without fear of tanking your GPA.
13:1 Ratio
Small seminars mean professors know your work and your goals. Personal mentorship matters.
Simple Success Formula
Go to class. Do the work. Ask for help. It really works for creative minds too.
Creative Programs That Launch Real Careers
Where imagination meets innovation
Interactive Media & Game Design
- Create games and interactive narratives from scratch
- Master both creative design and technical implementation
Epic Games, Microsoft, Unity, Amazon, Demiurge Studios
Professional Writing
- Transform complex tech into compelling stories
- Create content for Epic Systems, Abbott, and leading companies
Epic Systems, Abbott, RTX, Mass General Hospital, Cognex
International & Global Studies
- Tackle global challenges with cultural insight
- Required experience at one of 50+ global locations (local options included)
AmeriCorps, U.S. Senate, MuniCap Inc., NGOs, Think Tanks
Liberal Arts & Engineering
- Bridge technology and humanity in unique ways
- Perfect for law, medicine, or policy careers
Law, Healthcare, Consulting, Government
Humanities & Arts
- Design your own interdisciplinary creative path
- Combine arts, humanities, and technology
Education, Museums, Media, Arts Administration, Tech
17 ways to add creativity to your degree
No experience required. Apply now, explore later.
Find Your Humanities & Arts Superpower
Discover where your creativity meets impact in 30 seconds.
Choose what lights your creative fire 🔥
Your Creative Outlet at WPI
Where engineers compose, scientists perform, and everyone creates
Join 500+ Students Who Perform, Create, and Express
At WPI, creativity isn't separate from STEM—it's essential to it. Whether you're coding by day and drumming by night, or designing robots between theatre rehearsals, you'll find your people here.
Find Your Creative Community:
"I can't imagine myself doing anything similar at any other university. Even though I wasn't directly studying music, I wasn't denied any opportunity, and felt accepted simply because I enjoy music. At WPI, I have seen much overlap between the arts and the sciences... it is the perfect community to find a new intersection of practical engineering and the humanities and arts."
Ready to balance equations and melodies? Every WPI student explores humanities & arts—it's not just encouraged, it's required.
90% of Our Graduates Are Employed or Continuing Their Studies Within 6 Months
This success rate represents all degree levels and all areas of study
"WPI offered me several appealing courses in both Computer Science and Interactive Media and Game Development. Contributing written code to a friend's Major Qualifying Project that focused on people who use American Sign Language was one of my most rewarding experiences."
Our humanities & arts graduates work at:
Epic Games • Microsoft • Abbott • Mass General Hospital • Unity • AmeriCorps • U.S. Senate • MITRE • Dell Technologies • RTX
...and many, many more
Global Projects: Take your creative vision worldwide through the Global Projects Program. Recent projects include exploring urban permaculture in Venice, creating scenic design studios, and developing educational programs for sustainable water use in Thailand.
Ready to Create Tomorrow's Stories?
Join creative minds who are changing the world at WPI.
Apply Now"Go to class. Do the work. Ask for help."
Early Decision/Early Action I: November 1
Early Decision/Early Action II: January 5
Regular Decision: February 1