The Business School
The Business School at WPI bridges the worlds of business and technology to develop adaptive leaders who impact the world—all with a STEM focus. We are the business school for engineers, scientists, and change makers.
With a 150-year history of technological advancement, we live and breathe innovation. Guided by world-class faculty from academia and industry, you’ll graduate with the skills and real-world experience to advance your career, drive societal impacts, and enhance your organization’s goals and objectives.
WPI Business Week 2023
October 30 - November 3, 2023 | WPI Main Campus
Hundreds of students, faculty, alumni and friends will take part in a week of events including dinners, socials, keynotes, lectures, moderated panels, and workshops that are designed to connect the classroom to the business world.
During this week, we'll welcome guest presenter/panelists in our regularly scheduled classrooms to enrich the learning experience for our students.
Prepare for Your Next Career Move
Did you know WPI’s Business School offers several master’s degrees, varied certificates, and a STEM-focused MBA? You can even earn a PhD in business administration here. Our graduate programs offer business skills that come with an in-depth exploration and understanding of how to use technology to make business practices more relevant Your work will have greater impact than you ever thought possible.
Undergraduate Research Projects Showcase
A celebration of research, design, and creative theses—a requirement of every graduating senior through the Major Qualifying Project—takes place each spring on campus. Student teams representing all academic departments present their work to their faculty advisors, external sponsors, and the community-at-large, and the public is invited.
Want to leverage the power of business and STEM?
Whatever you decide to major in at WPI, taking advantage of all The Business School has to offer will only add to your skills and your relevance in the job market. We offer bachelor's degrees in business and also areas including industrial engineering and management engineering. Our graduates frequently move right into leadership programs upon graduation.
Ready to amplify your career options and impact?
A business education makes you a sought-after professional. Whether you're starting your undergraduate studies, earning a graduate degree, or seeking to improve your business skills, The Business School offers courses, minors, majors, certificates, and advanced degree programs that will make you more valuable in the job market.
Want to study with thought leaders?
Our faculty are on the cutting edge of industry practice and leadership and deliver an unsurpassed business education. Students gain advanced knowledge and are able to put what they learn into practice right away. With their mentorship, you'll have rapid career growth in areas where you'll make meaningful impact.
Want to make a meaningful impact?
Research at The Business School incorporates the valuable scientific and technological perspective the world needs right now. With this understanding business professionals like you make more informed decisions that have greater impact.
Meet Our Students
Faculty Snapshot
Find out what this professor of management in The Business School keeps in his office.
In the Business of Healthcare Solutions
As part of her Major Qualifying Project, Kaija Gisolfi-McCready helped develop a solution to bring blood pressure monitors to pregnant women in Ghana.
Alumni Feature: A Hunger Satisfied
Once an underprivileged teenager with audacious dreams, Misael Diaz defines his own destiny and finds success as an entrepreneur and leadership coach.
Faculty Snapshot: Professor Kenny Ching
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship of The Business School
From WPI's University Magazine
ChatGPT: Revolutionary Tech or Pandora’s Box?
WPI experts weigh in on what should excite and alarm us about large-language models.
Tackling FinTech Projects on Wall Street—and Everywhere Else
The Wall Street/FinTech Project Center uses technology that improves the delivery and use of financial services for companies, business owners, and consumers.
Q&A: Rosanna Garcia, Paul R. Beswick Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Donor Profile
Catherine Culnane '84 and Patrick Torosian
Scholarship addresses barriers to women in technical careers
Fintech for Inclusivity, Growth, and the Future
Future Finance and Economics Association & Worcester Polytechnic Institute
October 19 - 21, 2023
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA, USA
Click here to learn more about and register for this conference
