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Massachusetts Institute of Technology PhD in Computer Science

41 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Computer Science is a concentration offered under the computer science major at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in computer science, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Computer Science 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 StateOut of State
Tuition$53,450$53,450
Fees$3,269$3,269

Does MIT Offer an Online PhD in Computer Science?

MIT does not offer an online option for its computer science doctor’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 Doctorate Student Diversity for Computer Science

41 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
19.5% Women
12.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 41 doctor’s degrees in computer science handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 19.5% of the students who received their PhD in computer science in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 19.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 12.2% of computer science doctor’s degree recipients at MIT in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 10%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian5
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White11
International Students21
Other Races/Ethnicities4

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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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