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Undergraduate Majors

Undergraduate Majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Popular undergraduate majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, and Mathematics. 14% of students major in Mechanical Engineering, 13% in Computer Science, and 8% in Mathematics. The full list of 33 undergraduate majors and annual graduate counts follows. See median earnings by major for MIT graduates.

List of undergrad majors offered at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Computer and Information Sciences Graduates
Computer Science 168
Engineering Graduates
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering 61
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 57
Chemical Engineering 31
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 37
Civil Engineering 26
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 57
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 22
Materials Engineering 35
Mechanical Engineering 170
Nuclear Engineering 13
Foreign Languages Graduates
Foreign Languages and Literatures 1
Linguistics 3
English and Literature Graduates
English Language and Literature 3
Creative Writing 7
Liberal Arts and Humanities Graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 7
Biology Graduates
Biology/Biological Sciences 63
Neuroscience 36
Mathematics Graduates
Mathematics 106
General Studies Graduates
Mathematics and Computer Science 17
Cognitive Science 15
Philosophy and Religious Studies Graduates
Philosophy 1
Architecture Graduates
Architecture 12
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning 16
Physical Sciences Graduates
Chemistry 21
Geology/Earth Science 10
Physics 94
Social Sciences Graduates
Economics 65
Political Science and Government 16
Visual and Performing Arts Graduates
Music 7
Business Graduates
Business/Commerce 67
History Graduates
History 1
Communication Graduates
Mass Communication/Media Studies 9

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=166683.

Median earnings by major: Massachusetts Institute of Technology salaries by major.

Last updated: August 2026