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Mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying mathematics, you may want to check out the program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 11,254. Of the 1,249 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2021, 117 of them were mathematics majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

MIT Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Math
  • Doctorate Degree in Math

MIT Mathematics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The math major at MIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics. 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
Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Mathematics Schools 1
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Most Popular Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 28
Best Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 31

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in math from MIT. This is the #289 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Math Graduates from MIT Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at MIT is $82,796. This is 92% higher than $43,164, which is the national average for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

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Math Student Demographics at MIT

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

MIT Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 117 math students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from MIT, about 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at MIT since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its math 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 math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 38
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 34
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

MIT also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 26 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Statisticians 3,090 $108,670
Mathematical Science Professors 1,700 $92,200

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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