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 7,296 graduate students at MIT, 62% are male and 38% 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	874
Black or African American	192
Hispanic or Latino	468
White	2,140
International Students	3,008
Other Races/Ethnicities	614

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.

Online Learning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

In 2022-2023, 61 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MIT has changed over the last few years.

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	851	20	871
Computer Science	282	71	353
Systems Engineering	211	8	219
Mechanical Engineering	112	54	166
Electrical Engineering	70	64	134
Applied Mathematics	133	0	133
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	48	30	78
Chemical Engineering	26	39	65
Architectural Sciences & Technology	56	7	63
Chemistry	2	50	52
General Biology	2	47	49
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	34	14	48
Urban & Regional Planning	39	8	47
Materials Engineering	5	41	46
Physics	2	43	45
Biomedical Engineering	1	43	44
Civil Engineering	23	15	38
Economics	13	23	36
Nuclear Engineering	10	24	34
Geological & Earth Sciences	6	22	28
Operations Research	6	17	23
Mathematics	0	19	19
General Architecture	13	4	17
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	6	7	13
Computer Information Systems	5	8	13
Political Science & Government	3	9	12
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	1	10	11
Cognitive Science	2	9	11
Journalism	9	0	9
Environmental Engineering	4	5	9
Real Estate Development	8	0	8
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	1	7	8
Communication & Media Studies	6	0	6
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	0	6	6
Science, Technology & Society	0	5	5
Philosophy	0	3	3
Astronomy & Astrophysics	0	3	3
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	1,990	735	2,725

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.