Cambridge,
MA,
United States
Type
Private
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
PhD in Computational Science and Engineering in Cambridge United States | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
Cambridge United States
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Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
83,405
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
The Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) PhD program enables doctoral students to concentrate on their preferred computation-focused discipline through tailored coursework and dissertation research. We particularly welcome applicants with robust backgrounds in fundamental disciplines like mathematics, engineering, physics, or similar fields. While CSE candidates can collaborate with faculty across all MIT departments, the degree is granted through one of seven participating departments: Aeronautics and Astronautics, Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (newly added in December 2018), Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, and Nuclear Science and Engineering. The program's computational science emphasis is demonstrated through customized thesis specializations. Program Structure After admission, PhD candidates must fulfill their home department's degree requirements (including qualifying examinations), with CSE-specific modifications regarding coursework, thesis committee formation, and dissertation submission.
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Language Requirements
English
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Qualification Requirements
To be admitted as a regular graduate student, an applicant must have earned a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a college, university, or technical school of acceptable standing. Students in their final year of undergraduate study may be admitted on the condition that their bachelor’s degree is awarded before they enroll at MIT.
Applicants without an SM degree may apply to the CSE PhD program, however, the Departments of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering nominally require the completion of an SM degree before a student is considered a doctoral candidate. As a result, applicants to those departments holding only a bachelor's degree are asked in the application to indicate whether they prefer to complete an SM degree in computation through the CDO program, offered by the Center for Computational Engineering, or through the home department.
 
Tuition
USD
83,405