Top 2017 Rankings For Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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All 2017 Rankings For Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 12 of 1379 |
| New England | 6 of 122 |
| Massachusetts | 3 of 63 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 289 of 1208 |
| New England | 15 of 111 |
| Massachusetts | 12 of 57 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 90 of 1208 |
| New England | 15 of 111 |
| Massachusetts | 6 of 57 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 433 of 1208 |
| New England | 27 of 111 |
| Massachusetts | 15 of 57 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 5 of 2381 |
| Ethnic | 115 of 2656 |
| Male / Female | 529 of 1717 |
| Location | 4 of 2353 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 146 |
General Architecture
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 96 |
Urban & Regional Planning
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 32 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 821 |
| Best Value | 173 of 779 |
| Most Popular | 277 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 435 of 1399 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 893 |
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
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| Most Popular | 5 of 56 |
| Most Focused | 3 of 56 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 833 |
| Best Value | 141 of 770 |
| Most Popular | 333 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | 585 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 857 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 74 of 153 |
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Business, Management & Marketing
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 905 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular | 155 of 516 |
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Communication & Journalism
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Communication & Media Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 607 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 556 |
| Best Value | 89 of 529 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 1633 |
| Most Focused | 55 of 1632 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 833 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 270 |
| Best Value | 29 of 257 |
| Most Popular | 3 of 600 |
| Most Focused | 4 of 606 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 367 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 305 |
| Best Value | 39 of 294 |
| Most Popular | 51 of 553 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 553 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 356 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 59 |
| Best Value | 7 of 56 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 14 of 65 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 53 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | 43 of 130 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 130 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 92 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 152 |
| Best Value | 13 of 146 |
| Most Popular | 52 of 166 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 166 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 146 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 213 |
| Best Value | 24 of 204 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 209 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 261 |
| Best Value | 34 of 252 |
| Most Popular | 94 of 336 |
| Most Focused | 52 of 336 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 275 |
Environmental Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 45 |
| Best Value | 7 of 44 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 24 of 81 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 57 |
Materials Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 39 |
| Best Value | 4 of 39 |
| Most Popular | 9 of 53 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 53 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 47 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 270 |
| Best Value | 31 of 260 |
| Most Popular | 22 of 317 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 264 |
Nuclear Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 10 of 20 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 16 |
English Language & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 805 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 203 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 660 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 464 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 486 |
| Best Value | 58 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 27 of 1239 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 1231 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 817 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 500 |
| Best Value | 63 of 482 |
| Most Popular | 13 of 1193 |
| Most Focused | 4 of 1176 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 785 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 120 |
| Best Value | 27 of 114 |
| Most Popular | 303 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | 423 of 1004 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 400 |
Cognitive Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 19 of 41 |
Mathematics & Computer Science
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| Most Popular | 2 of 45 |
| Most Focused | 4 of 45 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 22 |
Science, Technology & Society
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 612 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 536 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 462 |
| Best Value | 62 of 443 |
| Most Popular | 53 of 1142 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 794 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 435 |
| Best Value | 53 of 414 |
| Most Popular | 213 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 261 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 749 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 345 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 244 |
| Best Value | 15 of 232 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 714 |
| Most Focused | 5 of 714 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 544 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 127 of 691 |
| Best Value | 299 of 656 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 870 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 431 |
| Best Value | 52 of 413 |
| Most Popular | 253 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 264 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 548 |
Political Science & Government
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 768 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 847 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 659 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 9 of 332 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 16 of 365 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 3 of 227 |
| Men's Indoor Track and Field (D3) | 3 of 25 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D3) | 8 of 205 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 54 of 358 |
| Men's Swimming (D3) | 6 of 18 |
| Men's Volleyball (D3) | 4 of 56 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 87 of 373 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D3) | 12 of 47 |
| Women's Indoor Track and Field (D3) | 1 of 25 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D3) | 3 of 227 |
| Women's Outdoor Track and Field (D3) | 2 of 24 |
| Women's Rowing (D3) | 1 of 37 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 15 of 367 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 5 of 350 |
| Women's Swimming (D3) | 7 of 18 |
| Women's Tennis (D3) | 10 of 28 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 5 of 357 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 65 of 1429 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 828 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 833 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 588 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 278 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 4 of 310 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 59 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 152 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 213 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 267 |
Environmental Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 5 of 45 |
Materials Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 39 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 270 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 492 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 500 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 122 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 3 of 462 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 435 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 244 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 133 of 698 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 20 of 432 |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 9 of 989 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 13 of 1182 |
| Australia | 11 of 197 |
| Bangladesh | 14 of 267 |
| Brazil | 8 of 447 |
| Canada | 8 of 672 |
| China | 30 of 822 |
| Colombia | 11 of 278 |
| Ecuador | 38 of 142 |
| Egypt | 5 of 169 |
| France | 4 of 310 |
| Germany | 8 of 379 |
| Ghana | 8 of 226 |
| Greece | 2 of 117 |
| Hong Kong | 35 of 201 |
| India | 17 of 642 |
| Indonesia | 26 of 210 |
| Iran | 26 of 262 |
| Israel | 2 of 92 |
| Italy | 11 of 188 |
| Jamaica | 16 of 149 |
| Japan | 11 of 444 |
| Jordan | 29 of 157 |
| Kenya | 9 of 206 |
| Malaysia | 22 of 235 |
| Mexico | 15 of 330 |
| Mongolia | 4 of 73 |
| Nepal | 6 of 355 |
| Netherlands | 5 of 103 |
| Nigeria | 11 of 438 |
| Norway | 3 of 108 |
| Pakistan | 12 of 264 |
| Peru | 13 of 128 |
| Philippines | 18 of 142 |
| Russia | 5 of 251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 30 of 561 |
| Singapore | 9 of 144 |
| South Korea | 17 of 609 |
| Spain | 6 of 293 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 of 161 |
| Sweden | 9 of 183 |
| Taiwan | 17 of 363 |
| Thailand | 15 of 257 |
| Turkey | 14 of 282 |
| Ukraine | 5 of 102 |
| United Kingdom | 13 of 518 |
| Venezuela | 18 of 265 |
| Vietnam | 25 of 495 |
International Value
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