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.
