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Massachusetts Institute of Technology MS in Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

52 Master's Degrees Awarded
$113,926 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in aerospace engineering, 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 Master’s in Aerospace Engineering from MIT Cost?

$56,719 Average Tuition and Fees

MIT Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at MIT paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-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

How Much Can You Make With a MS in Aerospace Engineering From MIT?

$113,926 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their master’s degree from MIT is $113,926 per year. That is 30% higher than the national average of $87,300.

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Does MIT Offer an Online MS in Aerospace Engineering?

MIT does not offer an online option for its aerospace engineering master’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 Master’s Student Diversity for Aerospace Engineering

52 Master's Degrees Awarded
34.6% Women
23.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 52 master’s degrees in aerospace engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 34.6% of the students who received their MS in aerospace engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 23.1% of aerospace engineering master’s degree recipients at MIT in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 23
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

MS in Aerospace Engineering Focus Areas at MIT

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 52

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering 4
Chemical Engineering 20
Civil Engineering 42
Electrical Engineering 75
Environmental Engineering 3

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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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