by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Mechanical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in ME, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 |
ME who receive their doctor’s degree from MIT make an average of $106,421 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $103,650.
MIT does not offer an online option for its ME 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.
About 21.1% of the students who received their PhD in ME in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16.9%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in ME at MIT in 2019-2020, 8.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 9%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 32 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 57 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 19 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 22 |
| Chemical Engineering | 35 |
| Civil Engineering | 9 |
| Electrical Engineering | 44 |
*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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