Computer & Information Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

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.

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

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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