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.
| Program | Application Opens | Application 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 | 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 Deadlines; see program page |
| MIT Sloan Fellows MBA Program | Summer | Round 1: October 1 Round 2: 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 | See special instructions on program page | April 7 |
| MIT Sloan MBA Program | Summer | Round 1: September 30 Round 2: January 14 Round 3: April 7 |
| MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography / Applied Ocean Science and Engineering | July 1 | October 1 |
| 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 | Round 1: Sept. 3 Round 2: Jan. 11 | Round 1: January 10 Round 2: June 20 |
| Supply Chain Management Residential | Round 1: Sept. 3 Round 2: Nov. 6 Round 3: Feb. 5 | Round 1: November 1 Round 2: January 31 Round 3: March 28 |
| System Design and Management | Summer | Round 1: December 13 Round 2: February 28 |
| Technology and Policy Program | September 15 | December 15 |
| Transportation | September 15 | December 1 |
| Urban Studies and Planning | September 5 | December 15 |
