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Massachusetts Institute of Technology: cost, debt and earnings by major
25 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $14,815
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 96%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 5%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 4,535
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $14,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 2%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $48,001–75,000 | $4,283 |
|---|---|
| $75,001–110,000 | $8,020 |
| $110,000+ | $50,747 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (11)
- Computer Science$225,141
- Mathematics$174,951
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$161,118
- Economics$154,591 (1 yr)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$147,998
- Mechanical Engineering$131,967
- Physics$131,025
- Chemical Engineering$122,093
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$119,177 (1 yr)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$114,620
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$111,738
Master's programs (9)
- Business/Commerce, General$258,152
- Systems Engineering$227,052
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$210,825 (1 yr)
- Mechanical Engineering$200,732
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$199,245
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$151,237
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$100,130
- Civil Engineering$91,572 (1 yr)
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$87,003
Doctoral programs (5)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$214,070
- Biology, General$189,144
- Chemical Engineering$184,436
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$167,374
- Chemistry$137,404