Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 250 students received their master's degree in compsci.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

MIT Computer Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in CompSci
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

MIT Computer Science Rankings

There were 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 250 compsci majors earned their master's degree from MIT. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women.

In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	84
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	64
International Students	64
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Programmers	4,420	$95,380

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By InSapphoWeTrust under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.