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.
1 WPI Class of 2025, all bachelor's degrees | 2 All degree levels, all areas of study | 3 U.S. News & World Report, 2025 | 4 LinkedIn 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.
5 Creative Programs That Launch Real Careers
Where imagination meets innovation
Interactive Media & Game Design
- Design immersive games and interactive experiences from concept to launch
- Build game engines and virtual environments using cutting-edge technology
The Walt Disney Company • Amazon • Demiurge Studios • Epic • Microsoft
Professional Writing
- Create technical documentation and content for technology companies
- Develop digital marketing and communication strategies for organizations
GE Aerospace • RTX • Abbott • Olympus Corporation of the Americas • Teradyne
International & Global Studies
- Analyze global challenges through interdisciplinary research and policy work
- Develop international cooperation strategies for technology and development
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission • MuniCap Inc. • U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affair
Liberal Arts & Engineering
- Bridge technology and society through interdisciplinary problem solving
- Combine engineering principles with social science and humanities perspectives
Nike, Inc. • SharkNinja • Meta Platforms Inc. • Optum • Staples
Humanities & Arts
- Develop critical thinking and communication skills for diverse career paths
- Create artistic and cultural works that explore technology's impact on society
Citizens • General Dynamics - Mission Systems • SharkNinja • Agilent Technologies • Productions Unlimited Inc.
Find Your Creative Strength
Discover where your creativity meets impact in 30 seconds.
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
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.
Our Humanities & Arts graduates are recruited by:
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.
Application deadlines
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Early Decision / Early Action I November 1
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Early Decision / Early Action II January 5
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Regular Decision February 1