Graduate Programs & Tuition at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Cambridge, MA.

It offers 83 graduate programs - 45 Master's, and 38 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $62,396.

A total of 7,351 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 11,886 students at MIT. MIT offers online graduate programs and 46 out of 7,351 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $62,396. It offers eighty-three (83) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameMassachusetts Institute of Technology
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Graduate School Students7,344 students
46 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)$62,396
Student to Faculty3:1 (33.33%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 83 Graduate Programs
45 Master's, 38 Doctorate

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $62,396 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,880.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$61,990
Fees$406
Cost per Credit$2,880
Books & Supplies$910
Room & Board$20,280 (On-Campus) / $20,280 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,374 (On-Campus) / $2,374 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$85,960
Off-Campus Total$85,960
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Tuition & Fees$56,719$58,967$61,075$63,393$62,396

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 83 major areas - 45 Master's, 38 Doctorate. 1,985 students have been conferred Master's degree and 704 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,985704--
Men1,118475--
Women867229--

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning67 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology44 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Real Estate Development26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Journalism (other)8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Artificial Intelligence39 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science267 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering56 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering27 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Transportation and Highway Engineering4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering103 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering117 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nuclear Engineering21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Systems Engineering169 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Operations Research4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computational Biology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Neuroscience2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial Mathematics117 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Science, Technology and Society3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cognitive Science23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics and Computer Science22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Planetary Astronomy and Science1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Meteorology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geophysics and Seismology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science648 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)81 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Artificial Intelligence NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Transportation and Highway Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nuclear Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Systems Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Operations Research NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computational Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Neuroscience NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Science, Technology and Society NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cognitive Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Planetary Astronomy and Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Meteorology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geophysics and Seismology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Management Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

MIT graduate schools have a total of 7,344 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 4,375 male and 2,969 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 7,163 full-time and 181 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 46 students enrolled through online exclusively.

By race/ethnicity 1,833 White, 210 Black, and 919 Asian students are attending at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

194 grad students are younger than 22 and 250 students are older than 65. It has 5,746 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,161 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total7,344
Men4,375
Women2,969
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total7,344
Full-time Students7,163
Part-time Students181
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total7,344
American Indian /
Native American
2
Asian919
Black210
Hispanic484
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White1,833
Two or more races512
Un-Known382
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total7,344
21 & Under194
22-242,232
25-293,514
30-34900
35-39261
40 & Over250

Online Population

At Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate schools, 46 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment7,351
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses46
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses7,305
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses46
Massachusetts Resident4
Other State In U.S.31
Outside of U.S.9
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