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Computer & Information Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Computer & Information Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a computer & information sciences school? To help you decide if Massachusetts Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer & information sciences program.

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

38% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical computer & information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at MIT since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

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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.

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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

34% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 66% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

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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.

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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