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Massachusetts Institute of Technology MS in Mechanical Engineering

130 Master's Degrees Awarded
$120,762 Average Salary

The 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 master’s degree program in ME, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in ME from MIT Cost?

$56,719 Average Tuition and Fees

MIT Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at MIT was $860 per credit hour 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

How Much Can You Make With a MS in ME From MIT?

$120,762 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

ME who receive their master’s degree from MIT make an average of $120,762 a year during the early days of their career. That is 52% higher than the national average of $79,252.

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Does MIT Offer an Online MS in ME?

MIT does not offer an online option for its ME master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MIT Online Learning page.

MIT Master’s Student Diversity for ME

130 Master's Degrees Awarded
26.9% Women
25.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 130 master’s degrees in ME handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in ME in 2019-2020, 26.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.4% of the ME master’s degrees at MIT in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 7
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 54
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

MS in ME Focus Areas at MIT

Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering 130

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 52
Biomedical Engineering 4
Chemical Engineering 20
Civil Engineering 42
Electrical Engineering 75

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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.

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