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Massachusetts Institute of Technology PhD in Materials Engineering

21 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is General Materials Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Materials Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in materials engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Materials Engineering from MIT Cost?

$56,719 Average Tuition and Fees

MIT Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at MIT paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $53,450 $53,450
Fees $3,269 $3,269

Does MIT Offer an Online PhD in Materials Engineering?

Online degrees for the MIT materials engineering doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MIT Online Learning page.

MIT Doctorate Student Diversity for Materials Engineering

21 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
19.0% Women
23.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 21 doctor’s degrees in materials engineering awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in materials engineering in 2019-2020, 19.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 26.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in materials engineering at MIT in 2019-2020, 23.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 6
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

PhD in Materials Engineering Focus Areas at MIT

Materials Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Materials Engineering 21

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 19
Biomedical Engineering 22
Chemical Engineering 35
Civil Engineering 9
Electrical Engineering 44

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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