Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit college in Cambridge, MA. Its average net price is $14,815 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | Not published |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | Not published |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $4,283 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $8,020 |
| $110,001 and up | $50,747 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $137,488 |
| 8 years after entry | $149,987 |
| 10 years after entry | $152,553 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $78,673 National median for this major n=4,568 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Architecture | $55,143 National median for this major n=3,112 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,562 National median for this major n=68,911 | Not published |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $62,548 National median for this major n=381 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $80,826 National median for this major n=8,603 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $51,962 National median for this major n=706 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,789 National median for this major n=15,339 | Not published |
| Climate Science | Not published | Not published |
| Cognitive Science | $48,492 National median for this major n=2,112 | Not published |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $171,815 n=120 | $10,000 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Economics and Computer Science | Not published | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $150,863 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $95,803 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Materials Engineering | $75,940 National median for this major n=1,055 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | $76,818 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $94,095 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | Not published |
| Nuclear Engineering | $77,686 National median for this major n=264 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Science, Technology and Society | $47,447 National median for this major n=688 | Not published |
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