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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Doctorate in Economics

18 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Econometrics & Quantitative Economics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in economics, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Economics from MIT Cost?

$56,719 Average Tuition and Fees

MIT Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at MIT was $860 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $53,450 $53,450
Fees $3,269 $3,269

Does MIT Offer an Online Doctorate in Economics?

Online degrees for the MIT economics 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 Economics

18 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
16.7% Women
5.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 18 students received their doctor’s degree in economics. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 16.7% of the economics students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 32.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in economics at MIT in 2019-2020, 5.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 11%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 7
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Doctorate in Economics Focus Areas at MIT

Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 18

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Related Major Annual Graduates
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References

*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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