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Massachusetts Institute of Technology PhD in General Chemistry

45 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

General Chemistry is a concentration offered under the chemistry major at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in chemistry, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Chemistry from MIT Cost?

$56,719 Average Tuition and Fees

MIT Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at MIT paid an average of $860 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-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 Chemistry?

Online degrees for the MIT chemistry 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 Chemistry

45 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
31.1% Women
26.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 45 students received their doctor’s degree in chemistry. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 31.1% of the chemistry students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 40.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in chemistry at MIT in 2019-2020, 26.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 23
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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*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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