Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering 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, 540 students received their master's degree in engineering.

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

MIT Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

MIT Engineering Rankings

There were 244 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at MIT

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

MIT Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 540 engineering majors earned their master's degree from MIT. Of these graduates, 65% were men and 35% were women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	59
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	206
International Students	189
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Systems Engineering	208
Mechanical Engineering	157
Electrical Engineering	122
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	86
Chemical Engineering	51
Biomedical Engineering	39
Materials Engineering	35
Civil Engineering	35
Operations Research	23
Nuclear Engineering	17
Environmental Engineering	11

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Architecture & Related Services
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Industrial Engineers	10,720	$102,210
Mechanical Engineers	9,130	$98,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250

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.