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PhD/ScD Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

Programme overview

The doctoral programme (ScD or PhD) in Chemical Engineering does not require a master's degree for entry. Research is supervised by one or more faculty members and monitored by a thesis committee.

Faculty: School of Engineering  |  Department: Chemical Engineering  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cambridge, MA, United States

What you will study

Advanced study programme, a minor programme, a biology requirement and a thesis, with core subjects in thermodynamics, reaction engineering, numerical methods and transport phenomena. The qualifying exam is a written thesis proposal and an oral presentation, usually completed within 16 months of starting residence.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Department of Chemical Engineering (doctoral programmes): a master's degree is not a prerequisite for entering the doctoral programme or earning the doctorate.

Requirements published at faculty level.

USD 66,720 a year (2026-27). Standard MIT graduate tuition for 2026-27, 9-month academic year ($33,360 per fall/spring term; the 12-month figure including the summer session is $89,775). Same rate for all graduate students; excludes the $420 fee, health insurance, housing and living Source

Graduate applications are made to individual departments, which run their own admissions processes and timelines; online applications open in early fall and most deadlines fall around the end of the fall semester.

Graduate deadlines vary by department; most departments use the unified portal at apply.mit.edu/apply. Fee waiver requests are due November 18 for programmes with a December 1 deadline, December 1 for deadlines of December 15-23, and December 15 for deadlines in January or later. Funding offers are honoured until April 15.

Apply through the official page: https://oge.mit.edu/graduate-admissions/

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