Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Programs

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

Contact details for MIT are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Phone:	617-253-1000
Website:	web.mit.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/MITnews
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/mit

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,893 graduate students at MIT, 63% are male and 37% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	807
Black or African American	150
Hispanic or Latino	421
White	2,112
International Students	2,826
Other Races/Ethnicities	577

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 134 countries are represented at MIT. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	782	13	795
Computer Science	265	68	333
Mechanical Engineering	149	53	202
Systems Engineering	178	6	184
Applied Mathematics	132	0	132
Electrical Engineering	78	52	130
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	68	38	106
Chemical Engineering	37	36	73
Architectural Sciences & Technology	56	5	61
Urban & Regional Planning	43	10	53
Physics	0	52	52
Economics	32	19	51
Biomedical Engineering	3	46	49
Chemistry	1	47	48
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	24	17	41
Real Estate Development	37	0	37
Civil Engineering	29	7	36
General Biology	1	32	33
Materials Engineering	4	26	30
Nuclear Engineering	16	12	28
Geological & Earth Sciences	4	20	24
Computer Information Systems	11	12	23
Operations Research	7	16	23
Cognitive Science	13	10	23
Environmental Engineering	15	7	22
General Architecture	14	7	21
Mathematics	0	19	19
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	1	17	18
Science, Technology & Society	7	6	13
Political Science & Government	3	8	11
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	4	6	10
Journalism	8	0	8
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	2	5	7
Philosophy	0	6	6
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	1	4	5
Communication & Media Studies	3	0	3
Economics and Computer Science	3	0	3
Astronomy & Astrophysics	0	2	2
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0
History	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0
Mathematics & Computer Science	0	0	0
Anthropology	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0
TOTAL	2,031	684	2,715

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By InSapphoWeTrust under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.