Spotlight on MIT Engineering

Ready to learn everything you need to know about engineering and STEM masters degrees at the School of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology? You're in the right place!

As you would expect, the Career Services department at MIT offers everything you need to succeed - and employers are clearly willing to pay for the expertise MIT grads offer. 

Of the masters grads that negotiated their salaries (30.1%), they managed to bring them up by an average of $6927. The 22.6% of those that negotiated their bonus, scored, on average, an extra $12,968. 

MIT really has it together when it comes to providing a terrific on-campus experience for their international grad students.

There’s a huge range of on-campus housing options, from single rooms to 4-bedroom apartments, with just about everything in between. And, there are specific residences for grad students travelling with spouses or children.

In addition to the on-campus housing options (all of which are a short walk to classes and other campus facilities), finding off-campus options is easy with the comprehensive website and database. They even offer assistance in finding potential roommates.

Dining on-campus is relatively inexpensive for the area, with several choices of meal plans as well as a number of retail vendors operating throughout campus. You’ll never go hungry here - and, of course, you have all of Boston to explore if you want to try something new.

Alongside a vibrant student activities community, there are multiple fitness centres available - and at least one is open every day of the week. No matter what interests you have, you’re sure to find someone or somewhere to enjoy them.

Getting around is also easy, whether you’re walking through campus or headed out into the city using public transport; you’ll never have difficulty getting from point A to point B, even in winter. 

At MIT, there aren’t a lot of scholarships or internal financial aid options for international students at the masters level. Individual departments may offer some assistantship positions, or scholarships. 

Most forms of support are given on merit. You may find some aid granted based on need (perhaps in combination with merit), but it’s best to begin looking for external scholarships as early as possible. 

Prodigy Finance offers loans for international masters students at the School of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

Students from supported countries pursuing masters programmes that can be completed in less than 2 years are eligible to apply.

• Maximum loan amount: up to 80% of the school-provided cost of attendance (tuition plus living expenses)
  
• Minimum loan amount: $15,000
  
• Typical interest rates: 7 - 8.5% (fixed) over the 3-month US Libor base rate (variable)
  
• All loans disbursed directly to the university according to due dates
  

Prodigy Finance also supports loans for Massachusetts Institute of Technology students pursuing masters degrees in this school: 

• Sloan School of Management