OpenFieldWentworth · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Wentworth Institute of Technology is an independent, polytechnic university established in 1904, situated on a 31-acre urban campus along the Fenway and Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Renowned for its nationally recognized cooperative education (co-op) model, engineering, architecture, computer science, and construction management, Wentworth connects hands-on laboratory education with Boston's high-tech and biotech industry leaders.
Wentworth comprises five schools: the School of Architecture & Design, School of Computing & Data Science, School of Engineering, School of Management, and the School of Sciences & Humanities. The university requires two semesters of full-time professional co-op employment for graduation.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school math and science coursework, GPA, and personal essays with test-optional reviews. Graduate master's programs require an accredited bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline, a minimum 3.0 GPA, professional resume, and English language proficiency (TOEFL 79+ or IELTS 6.5+). Merit scholarships are awarded automatically upon admission.
Applied civil engineering master's addressing seismic structural design, carbon-neutral concrete materials, geotechnical foundation mechanics, and climate-resilient coastal infrastructure.
Intensive computer science program designed for software practitioners, concentrating on microservice architectures, enterprise cloud engineering in AWS/Azure, applied deep learning, and secure software design.
NAAB-accredited professional architecture degree focusing on ecological urban design, advanced digital fabrication, mass timber construction, and adaptive reuse in metropolitan Boston.
Industry-focused construction executive master's covering Building Information Modeling (BIM), lean construction logistics, risk management, and commercial procurement contracts.
ABET-accredited undergraduate biomedical engineering degree requiring two paid co-op semesters in Boston's Longwood Medical Area, specializing in biomechatronics and biosensors.
Hands-on undergraduate cybersecurity degree featuring dedicated offensive cyber range labs, network packet forensics, ethical hacking, and industrial enterprise risk assessment.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
School of Engineering
Dr. Douglas Ericson conducts applied research in thermodynamic heat transfer, fluid power control systems, renewable thermal storage, and automated mechanical d...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Architecture
School of Architecture & Design
Dr. Mark Mix investigates parametric architectural geometry, digital robotic fabrication techniques, urban tectonic systems, and carbon-sequestering building en...
View researcher profile ↗Dean and Professor of Electrical Engineering
School of Engineering
Dr. Ali Khabari researches nano-electronics, semiconductor thin-film fabrication, carbon nanotube synthesis, and smart materials for energy harvesting....
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