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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate School Report

6,893 Graduate Students
$58,967 Avg Graduate Tuition & Fees (In-State)
1.2% Took Classes Online
This overview covers the essential stats on Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate School, including its rankings, graduate degree programs, diversity, and more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate School Rankings

#1 Master's Degree School in U.S.
#1 Doctorate Degree School in U.S.

College Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.

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Best Master’s Degree Schools Ranking

Massachusetts Institute of Technology took the #1 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Schools for Master's Degrees ranking. This is quite an accomplishment, considering the ranking looked at 1149 schools. To earn this coveted #1 rank, the school excelled in the categories mentioned above. As a result, MIT is a recipient of this year's Best Master's Schools badge.

MIT also ranked #1 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts.

 
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Best Doctorate Degree Schools Ranking

Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, MIT came in at #1. To earn this coveted #1 rank, the school excelled in the categories mentioned above. Because of its high ranking, MIT won the Best Doctorate Schools badge this year.

For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Massachusetts, MIT came in at #1.

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Student Diversity

6,893 Graduate Students
37.4% Women
23.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the most recent year for which data is available, 6,893 graduate students attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students. Keep reading to learn more.

MIT Graduate Student Male-Female Ratio

Women make up 37.4% of the total graduate student body at MIT while men make you 62.6%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.

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MIT Graduate Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity

About 23.0% of the graduate students who attend MIT are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 41.0% of graduate students hail from another country. For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you'll be taken to a page with more details.

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MIT Graduate School Cost of Attendance

$58,967 Avg Tuition & Fees (In-State)
Part-time graduate students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology pay $860 per credit hour to attend the school. In-state students receive no discount.

The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.

In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$55,510$55,510
Fees$3,457$3,457

Average Salary of MIT Grads with Master’s or Doctorate

$107,308 Avg Salary (Master's)
$115,303 Avg Salary (Doctorate)

Master’s Degree Average Earnings

Graduate students earning a master's degree from MIT enter careers with an average starting salary of $107,308. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 84% higher than the national average of $58,425.

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Doctorate Degree Average Earnings

Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from MIT enter careers with an average starting salary of $115,303. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 53% higher than the national average of $75,260.

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Location of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate School

Massachusetts State
Midsize City Campus Setting
Private Public/Private
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The location of MIT is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Get more details about the location of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Contact details for MIT are given below.

Contact Details
Address:77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Phone:617-253-1000
Website:web.mit.edu/

Online Learning for MIT Grad Students

1.2% Took At Least One Online Class
0.8% Took All Classes Online

In 2020-2021, 1.2% of the graduate students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology took at least one class online. Roughly 0.8% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Master’s Degree Programs

The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.

Master’s Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering68
Applied Mathematics75
Architectural Sciences & Technology42
Astronomy & Astrophysics1
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics6
Biomedical Engineering3
Chemical Engineering20
Chemistry4
Civil Engineering30
Cognitive Science4
Communication & Media Studies7
Computer Information Systems10
Computer Science250
Economics22
Electrical Engineering74
Environmental Engineering5
General Architecture12
General Biology2
General Business/Commerce35
Geological & Earth Sciences4
Journalism6
Linguistics & Comparative Literature4
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods659
Materials Engineering8
Mechanical Engineering112
Nuclear Engineering4
Operations Research11
Physics3
Political Science & Government1
Radio, Television & Digital Communication40
Real Estate Development31
Systems Engineering205
Urban & Regional Planning45

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Doctorate Degree Programs

Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.

Doctorate Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering18
Architectural Sciences & Technology2
Astronomy & Astrophysics1
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology5
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics5
Biomedical Engineering36
Chemical Engineering31
Chemistry39
Civil Engineering5
Cognitive Science5
Computer Information Systems15
Computer Science49
Economics22
Electrical Engineering48
Environmental Engineering6
General Architecture4
General Biology29
General Business/Commerce18
Geological & Earth Sciences14
Linguistics & Comparative Literature4
Materials Engineering27
Mathematics26
Mechanical Engineering45
Neurobiology & Neurosciences4
Nuclear Engineering13
Operations Research12
Philosophy5
Physics37
Political Science & Government9
Radio, Television & Digital Communication20
Science, Technology & Society2
Systems Engineering3
Urban & Regional Planning9

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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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