Massachusetts Institute of Technology BS in General Physics

83 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

General Physics is a concentration offered under the physics major at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in general physics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in General Physics from MIT Cost?

$53,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

MIT Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at MIT was $860 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$53,450	$53,450
Books and Supplies	$830	$830
On Campus Room and Board	$16,000	$16,000
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,182	$2,182

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Does MIT Offer an Online BS in General Physics?

MIT does not offer an online option for its general physics bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MIT Online Learning page.

MIT Bachelor’s Student Diversity for General Physics

83 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

31.3% Women

47.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 83 bachelor’s degrees in general physics awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in general physics in 2019-2020, 31.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24.5%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 47.0% of general physics bachelor’s degree recipients at MIT in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	14
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	31
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.