Degree Programs Overview
Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers 122 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate programs.
A total of 3,766 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at MIT. 1,146 students completed bachelor's programs and 1,936 completed master's programs.
The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at MIT. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.
Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
| Total Programs | Online Programs | Completers |
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| Total | Men | Women |
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| Bachelor's | 41 | NOT OFFERED | 1,146 | 604 | 542 |
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| Master's | 44 | NOT OFFERED | 1,936 | 1,177 | 759 |
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| Doctor's | 37 | NOT OFFERED | 684 | 456 | 228 |
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Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation
The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.
The Computer Science program has the highest salary ($163,496) after graduation and the Mathematics program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $155,540 average salary.
Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
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| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
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| Computer Science |
$163,496 | $13,625 | $11,077 | $117 |
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| Mathematics |
$155,540 | $12,962 | $9,751 | $103 |
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| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering |
$139,548 | $11,629 | $10,967 | $116 |
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| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$98,421 | $8,202 | $17,724 | $188 |
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| Business/Commerce, General |
$97,186 | $8,099 | - | - |
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| Chemical Engineering |
$92,657 | $7,721 | $17,000 | $180 |
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| Mechanical Engineering |
$88,614 | $7,385 | $11,507 | $122 |
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| Physics |
$83,335 | $6,945 | $18,500 | $196 |
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| Biomedical/Medical Engineering |
$80,834 | $6,736 | $13,000 | $138 |
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| Materials Engineering |
$73,026 | $6,086 | - | - |
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| Biology, General |
$56,051 | $4,671 | - | - |
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Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
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| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
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| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering |
$183,153 | $15,263 | - | - |
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| Business/Commerce, General |
$182,183 | $15,182 | $41,000 | $466 |
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| Systems Engineering |
$155,079 | $12,923 | $44,052 | $501 |
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| Mechanical Engineering |
$112,404 | $9,367 | $45,290 | $515 |
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| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
$109,672 | $9,139 | - | - |
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| Civil Engineering |
$84,256 | $7,021 | - | - |
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| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning |
$79,597 | $6,633 | $40,833 | $464 |
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| Architecture |
$67,989 | $5,666 | - | - |
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Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
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| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
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| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering |
$132,987 | $11,082 | - | - |
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| Mechanical Engineering |
$124,425 | $10,369 | - | - |
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| Chemistry |
$86,892 | $7,241 | - | - |
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| Biology, General |
$63,854 | $5,321 | - | - |
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Popular Programs with Most Completers
Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
At the school, the Management Science Master program has the most completers of 716 and the Computer Science Bachelor program has the second most completers of 342 students.
Popular Bachelor Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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| Computer Science | 342 | 206 | 136 |
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| Mechanical Engineering | 137 | 75 | 62 |
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| Mathematics | 86 | 64 | 22 |
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| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 75 | 38 | 37 |
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| Cognitive Science | 57 | 21 | 36 |
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| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 56 | 41 | 15 |
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| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 53 | 9 | 44 |
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| Physics | 50 | 29 | 21 |
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| Economics and Computer Science | 30 | 14 | 16 |
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| Chemistry | 27 | 18 | 9 |
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Popular Master Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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| Management Science | 716 | 429 | 287 |
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| Computer Science | 265 | 173 | 92 |
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| Systems Engineering | 178 | 117 | 61 |
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| Mechanical Engineering | 149 | 99 | 50 |
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| Financial Mathematics | 132 | 84 | 48 |
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| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 78 | 44 | 34 |
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| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 68 | 43 | 25 |
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| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | 66 | 40 | 26 |
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| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | 56 | 23 | 33 |
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| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 43 | 15 | 28 |
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Popular Doctoral Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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| Computer Science | 68 | 55 | 13 |
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| Mechanical Engineering | 53 | 37 | 16 |
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| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 52 | 41 | 11 |
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| Physics | 52 | 43 | 9 |
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| Chemistry | 47 | 31 | 16 |
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| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 46 | 19 | 27 |
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| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 38 | 33 | 5 |
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| Chemical Engineering | 36 | 26 | 10 |
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| Biology/Biological Sciences | 32 | 15 | 17 |
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| Materials Engineering | 26 | 15 | 11 |
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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers
Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Architecture | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
8 | 14 |
7 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | 43 |
10 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 56 |
5 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Real Estate Development | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 37 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Journalism (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 8 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 24 |
17 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 11 |
12 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Artificial Intelligence | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Computer Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
342 | 265 |
68 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
56 | 68 |
38 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
53 | 3 |
46 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Chemical Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
24 | 37 |
36 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
14 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Civil Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | 22 |
5 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Transportation and Highway Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 7 |
2 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
75 | 78 |
52 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | 15 |
7 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Materials Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
24 | 4 |
26 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
137 | 149 |
53 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Nuclear Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9 | 16 |
12 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Systems Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 178 |
6 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Operations Research | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 7 |
16 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Linguistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 2 |
5 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| English Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Creative Writing | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
10 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
16 | 1 |
32 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Computational Biology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
20 | 4 |
6 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Neuroscience | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
11 | 1 |
17 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
86 | 0 |
19 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Financial Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
13 | 132 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Mathematics and Computer Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
26 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Science, Technology and Society | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 7 |
6 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Cognitive Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
57 | 13 |
10 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Economics and Computer Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
30 | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Philosophy | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
6 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Planetary Astronomy and Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
2 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 1 |
3 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Meteorology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
1 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Chemistry | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
27 | 1 |
47 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Geology/Earth Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | 1 |
7 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Geophysics and Seismology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 1 |
3 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 2 |
10 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Physics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
50 | 0 |
52 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Anthropology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | 32 |
19 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Political Science and Government | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 3 |
8 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Music | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Business/Commerce | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Management Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | 716 |
13 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
14 | 66 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Business/Commerce | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Management Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | 716 |
13 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
14 | 66 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| History | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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