Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY · Private nonprofit · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
17
Avg Grad Earnings
$72,793/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
57/100
Tuition
$61,884/yr
All Programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
17 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 73 | $85,172/yr | Very High | 5.9x |
| Computer Science | 72 | $104,943/yr | Very High | 5.0x |
| Business Administration | 67 | $47,925/yr | High | 3.1x |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 66 | $94,722/yr | Very High | 4.5x |
| Mathematics | 59 | $80,196/yr | Very High | 3.3x |
| Industrial Engineering | 58 | $74,787/yr | High | 3.8x |
| Electrical | 57 | $83,412/yr | Very High | 3.7x |
| Chemical Engineering | 54 | $78,263/yr | High | 3.3x |
| Mechanical Engineering | 54 | $73,833/yr | Very High | 2.8x |
| Aerospace | 54 | $73,213/yr | High | 3.0x |
| Civil Engineering | 54 | $71,790/yr | High | 2.8x |
| Nuclear Engineering | 53 | $77,014/yr | High | 3.0x |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 53 | $74,427/yr | High | 3.5x |
| Physics | 53 | $60,348/yr | Very High | 3.5x |
| Materials Engineering | 50 | $66,927/yr | High | 2.4x |
| Architecture | 46 | $54,334/yr | High | 2.0x |
| Design and Applied Arts | 41 | $36,191/yr | High | 0.5x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 17 bachelor's degree programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.