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 Name | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
|---|
| Address | 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA |
|---|
| Graduate School Students | 7,344 students
46 students enrolled online exclusively |
|---|
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $62,396 |
|---|
| Student to Faculty | 3:1 (33.33%) |
|---|
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 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)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
|---|
| 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
|---|
| Total | 1,985 | 704 | - | - |
|---|
| Men | 1,118 | 475 | - | - |
|---|
| Women | 867 | 229 | - | - |
|---|
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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|
| Linguistics | 3 |
|
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
|---|
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|
| Philosophy | 1 |
|
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
| Total | 7,344 |
|---|
| Men | 4,375 |
|---|
| Women | 2,969 |
|---|
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 7,344 |
|---|
| Full-time Students | 7,163 |
|---|
| Part-time Students | 181 |
|---|
Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 7,344 |
|---|
American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
|---|
| Asian | 919 |
|---|
| Black | 210 |
|---|
| Hispanic | 484 |
|---|
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
|---|
| White | 1,833 |
|---|
| Two or more races | 512 |
|---|
| Un-Known | 382 |
|---|
Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 7,344 |
|---|
| 21 & Under | 194 |
|---|
| 22-24 | 2,232 |
|---|
| 25-29 | 3,514 |
|---|
| 30-34 | 900 |
|---|
| 35-39 | 261 |
|---|
| 40 & Over | 250 |
|---|
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 Enrollment | 7,351 |
|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 46 |
|---|
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 0 |
|---|
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 7,305 |
|---|
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 46 |
|---|
| Massachusetts Resident | 4 |
|---|
| Other State In U.S. | 31 |
|---|
| Outside of U.S. | 9 |
|---|