by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Electrical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Electrical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in EE, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at MIT paid an average of $860 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,450 | $53,450 |
| Fees | $3,269 | $3,269 |
The median early career salary of EE students who receive their doctor’s degree from MIT is $109,763 per year. That is 11% lower than the national average of $123,700.
MIT does not offer an online option for its EE doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MIT Online Learning page.
Women made up around 22.7% of the EE students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.2%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in EE at MIT in 2019-2020, 13.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 28 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 44 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 19 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 22 |
| Chemical Engineering | 35 |
| Civil Engineering | 9 |
| Environmental Engineering | 4 |
*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.
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