Economics and Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Every economics and computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics and computer science program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Economics and Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

MIT Economics and Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Economics and Computer Science

MIT Economics and Computer Science Rankings

The economics and computer science major at MIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics and 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.

Economics and Computer Science Student Demographics at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics and computer science majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT Economics and Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of economics and computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical economics and computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% women. So female students are more repesented at MIT since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics and computer science 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 economics and computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

MIT Economics and Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of economics and computer science master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

In the economics and computer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 19% 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 economics and computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics and Computer Science

The following economics and computer science 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

Related Majors

• Science, Technology & Society
• Mathematics & Computer Science
• Cognitive Science

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
• Image Credit: By InSapphoWeTrust under License

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