Computer & Information Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.
MIT Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
- Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
MIT Computer & Information Sciences Rankings
The computer & information sciences major at MIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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.
There were 64 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at MIT
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
MIT Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer & information sciences 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 & information sciences.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 179 |
Black or African American | 17 |
Hispanic or Latino | 57 |
White | 52 |
International Students | 58 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 30 |
MIT Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program
In the computer & information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% 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 & information sciences.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 91 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
White | 50 |
International Students | 84 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 24 |
Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences
Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 |
---|---|
Computer Science | 692 |
Computer Information Systems | 25 |
Related Majors
Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into
A degree in computer & information sciences 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 User Support Specialists | 19,360 | $63,860 |
Computer and Information Systems Managers | 17,820 | $156,620 |
Computer Systems Analysts | 14,790 | $94,510 |
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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.