Master’s Degrees

MIT lists most of our master’s courses using the historically correct shortening of the Latin phrase Scientiae Magister (SM), which literally translates to “Master of Science.”

In addition to our SM degrees, we offer many other types of master’s degrees that fit your academic and career goals. Here are master’s-level degree types we offer:

  • SM: Master of Science
  • MEng: Master of Engineering
  • MArch: Master of Architecture
  • MCP: Master in City Planning
  • MBA: Master of Business Administration
  • MFin: Master of Finance
  • MBAn: Master of Business Analytics
  • MASc: Master of Applied Science

Most of our master’s degrees at MIT require at least one academic year of study. Some of our departments require all incoming PhD students to enter as master’s-level students before moving on to the higher degree path. However, admission to an MIT master’s degree program does not necessarily imply an automatic commitment by MIT beyond that level of study.

To graduate from a master’s program at MIT, a student must have a clear record in an approved program of graduate study and research and their academic standing, as shown by the cumulative grade point record, must be of distinctly high grade. Program or Departmental Graduate committees can specify subject substitutions to be counted in the graduate program for the purpose of satisfying the graduate subject unit requirement at their discretion.

Below is a list of programs and departments that offer master-level degrees.

ProgramApplication OpensApplication Deadline
Aeronautics and Astronautics September 1 December 1
Architecture September 15 January 7
Center for Real Estate September 1 January 15
Chemical Engineering September 15 December 1
Civil and Environmental Engineering September 15 December 1
Data, Economics, and Design of Policy November 1 January 15
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences September 1 December 15
Leaders for Global Operations Summer/Fall November 8
Materials Science and Engineering September 1 December 1
Mechanical Engineering September 15 December 15
Media Arts and Sciences September 15 December 15
MIT Sloan Executive MBA Program Summer Multiple Rounds of Deadlines
MIT Sloan Fellows MBA Program Summer October 1, January 27
MIT Sloan Master of Business Analytics Summer January 3
MIT Sloan Master of Finance Summer January 3
MIT Sloan Master of Science in Management Studies February 21
MIT Sloan MBA Program Summer September 30, January 14, April 7
MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography / Applied Ocean Science and Engineering July 1, October 1 October 1, December 15
Music Technology and Computation October 15 December 23
Nuclear Science and Engineering September 15 December 15
Operations Research Center September 1 December 15
Political Science October 9 December 15
Science Writing September 1 January 15
Supply Chain Management Blended September 3 January 10, June 20
Supply Chain Management Residential September 3 November 1, January 31, March 28
System Design and Management Summer December 13, February 28
Technology and Policy Program September 15 December 15
Transportation September 15 December 1
Urban Studies and Planning September 5 December 15