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Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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

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

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 11,254.

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 CompSci
Master’s Degree in CompSci

MIT Computer Science Rankings

The compsci 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.

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

CompSci Student Demographics at MIT

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

MIT Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

39% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at MIT since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	177
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	52
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

MIT Computer Science Master’s Program

35% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	91
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	47
International Students	77
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	692

Computer Information Systems

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
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