Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts · Private, nonprofit
All 28 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044/yr). Another 84 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $-2,533 |
| $30k to $48k | $93 |
| $48k to $75k | $1,480 |
| $75k to $110k | $11,555 |
| $110k and up | $48,479 |
| All families (average) | $20,111 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
28 of 112 programs could be assessed 25% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $204,731 1-year earnings | +$163,687 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 0.3 yrs | 851 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $225,141 | +$184,097 | clears the bar | $11,077 | 0.1 yrs | 384 |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | $227,052 | +$186,008 | clears the bar | $44,052 | 0.2 yrs | 211 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $131,967 | +$90,923 | clears the bar | $11,507 | 0.1 yrs | 142 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $174,951 | +$133,907 | clears the bar | $9,751 | 0.1 yrs | 126 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $200,732 | +$159,688 | clears the bar | $45,290 | 0.3 yrs | 112 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $161,118 | +$120,074 | clears the bar | $10,967 | 0.1 yrs | 73 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | $199,245 | +$158,201 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 70 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $131,025 | +$89,981 | clears the bar | $18,500 | 0.2 yrs | 67 |
| Electrical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | $214,070 | +$173,026 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 64 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $114,620 | +$73,576 | clears the bar | $17,724 | 0.2 yrs | 59 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | $87,003 | +$45,959 | clears the bar | $56,056 | 1.2 yrs | 56 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | $137,404 | +$96,360 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 50 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | $151,237 | +$110,193 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 48 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $122,093 | +$81,049 | clears the bar | $17,000 | 0.2 yrs | 48 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $111,738 | +$70,694 | clears the bar | $13,000 | 0.2 yrs | 47 |
| Biology | Doctoral Degree | $189,144 | +$148,100 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 47 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | $167,374 | +$126,330 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 43 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $99,843 1-year earnings | +$58,799 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 43 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's Degree | $100,130 | +$59,086 | clears the bar | $40,833 | 0.7 yrs | 39 |
| Chemical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | $184,436 | +$143,392 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 39 |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $65,919 1-year earnings | +$24,875 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 30 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $126,153 1-year earnings | +$85,109 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $88,805 1-year earnings | +$47,761 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $48,125 1-year earnings | +$7,081 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $147,998 | +$106,954 | clears the bar | $11,935 | 0.1 yrs | 11 |
| Real Estate Development | Master's Degree | $142,235 1-year earnings | +$101,191 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Business | Master's Degree | $258,152 | +$217,108 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 0.2 yrs | 0 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 282 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 133 |
| Computer Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 71 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 71 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 54 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 44 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 43 |
| Materials Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 41 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 34 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 30 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Economics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Management Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Mathematics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Operations Research | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Civil Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Neuroscience | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Journalism | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Cognitive Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Political Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Computer and Information Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Systems Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Operations Research | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Materials Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Science, Technology and Society | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Architecture | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Philosophy | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Cognitive Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Neuroscience | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Science, Technology and Society | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Science, Technology and Society | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Economics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Economics and Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($41,044/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.