Overview

Department of Materials Science and Engineering / Department of Materials Science and Engineering is located in Cambridge, MA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (SM)	Materials science and engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Materials science and engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Archaeological materials
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Materials science and engineering
Doctor of Science (Sc D)	Archaeological materials
Materials Engineer (Mat E)	Materials engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	39

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Other Advanced Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

463

Applied

55

Accepted

28

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL:
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	May 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

170

Total Graduate Students

54%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.53%
Black or African American	0.59%
White or Caucasian	25%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	10%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.94%
Unknown	2.35%

Gender

Male (74%)

Female (25%)

Faculty

32

Total faculty

Full-time - 32

Part-time - 0

Male (22)

Female (10)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Thermodynamics and kinetics of materials; structure, processing and properties of materials; electronic, structural and biological materials engineering; computational materials science; materials in energy, medicine, nanotechnology and the environment
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	25,461,000

Location & Contact

Address 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 6-113
Cambridge, MA  02139
United States

Contact Prof. Christopher Schuh
Department Head
Email: dmse@mit.edu
Phone: 617-253-3300
Fax: 617-252-1775

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