Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Massachusetts Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 11,254. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 393 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from MIT.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

MIT Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at MIT compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at MIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
Best General Computer Science Schools	5
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
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Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	11
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	13
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	13
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Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	83
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	137

In 2021, 250 students received their master’s degree in computer science from MIT. This makes it the #13 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at MIT

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

MIT Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 393 computer science majors earned their bachelor's degree from MIT. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at MIT since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program 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 bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	150
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	90
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

MIT Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 250 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Science from MIT in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

In the computer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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 computer science.

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

MIT also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 49 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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

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