Informatics Educational Institutions & Programs

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Type	Private non-profit
Established	1865 (1865)
President	Laurie Leshin
Provost	Bruce E. Bursten
Location	Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Crimson and gray
Nickname	Engineers
Website	wpi.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=18539

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is a private non-profit research university in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. The university focuses on the instruction and research of technical arts and applied sciences across its more than 50 degree programs. WPI is classified as a research university with high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.^[1] The university enrolled 6,573 students, and it ranked 60 among all national universities and 42 among "Best Value Schools" according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.^[2]

Informatics programs

Bioinformatics

The following bioinformatics-related options exist for potential students:

Minor in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

?? credit hours over six courses

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.wpi.edu/academics/study/bioinformatics-computational-biology-minor

B.S. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

??? credit hours; NOTE: "Undergraduate students can save time and earn a combined BS/MS in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology in five years, or even less time in some cases."

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.wpi.edu/academics/study/bioinformatics-computational-biology-bs

M.S. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

33 credit hours, completed in roughly two years

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.wpi.edu/academics/study/bioinformatics-computational-biology-ms

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

90 credit hours; The program URL also links to the course catalog, which has more details.

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.wpi.edu/academics/study/bioinformatics-computational-biology-phd

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