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Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from MIT.

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

MIT Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
  • Master’s Degree in Physics
  • Doctorate Degree in Physics

MIT Physics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at MIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 9
Most Popular Physics Master’s Degree Schools 148

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in physics from MIT. This makes it the #149 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 37 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at MIT

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

MIT Physics Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physics program at MIT awarded 76 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at MIT since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics 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 physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 22
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

MIT Physics Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of physics master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 5% 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 physics.

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

MIT also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 37 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Physics Postsecondary Professors 550 $116,470
Physicists 360 $150,170

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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