Free, low-cost online courses from #1 undergraduate programs
U.S. News & World Report ranks MIT in top for engineering, computer science, and business specialties
In the 2023 U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of the nation’s best colleges and universities, MIT was recognized with the top undergraduate programs in engineering and computer science. Within individual disciplines, the Institute placed first in five engineering categories and four computer science specialties. MIT also placed first in three undergraduate business subjects.
MIT Open Learning offers free and low-cost online courses straight from the MIT classroom via MITx and MIT OpenCourseWare. Start learning from MIT faculty and staff in these top-ranked subjects.
Try engineering courses
Aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering
- Engineering the Space Shuttle with Jeffrey Hoffman and Aaron Cohen
- Introduction to Aerospace Engineering: Astronautics and Human Spaceflight with Jeffrey Hoffman
- Private Pilot Ground School with Phillip Greenspun and Tina Srivastava
- Unified Engineering: Materials and Structures with Raúl Radovitzky
Chemical engineering
- Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry with Jeffrey Grossman
- Math Boot Camp for Engineers with Martin Bazant, Bradley Olsen, and Connor Coley
- Physics of COVID-19 Transmission with Martin Bazant, Joey Gu, and Alex Cohen
Electrical/electronic/communication engineering
- Electromagnetics and Applications with David Staelin, Erich Ippen, and Markus Zahn
- Hands-On Introduction to Electrical Engineering Lab Skills with Gim Hon
- XSeries in Circuits and Electronics with various faculty
Materials engineering
- Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials with Polina Anikeeva
- Fundamentals of Photovoltaics with Tonio Buonassisi
- The Iterative Innovation Process with Gene Fitzgerald, Andreas Wankerl, Arne Hessenbruch, and Jessica Sandland
- Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Part 1: Linear Elastic Behavior with Lorna Gibson and Jessica Sandland
- Organic and Biomaterials Chemistry, Part 1 with . Rob Macfarlane, John Harrold, and Jessica Sandland
Mechanical engineering
- Advanced Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals with Gareth McKinley, Bavand Keshavarz, and John Liu
- Fundamentals of Manufacturing Processes with John Hart, John Liu, and Tim Gutkowski
- Mechanics & Materials I with Henrik Schmidt, James H. Williams, and Simona Socrate
- Thermal-Fluids Engineering 1: Basics of Thermodynamics and Hydrostatics with Pierre Lermusiaux and Rachel Mok
- Wheelchair Design in Developing Countries with Amos Winter and Amy Smith
Try computer science courses
Biocomputing/bioinformatics/biotechnology
- Making a Cell Therapy: Principles and Practice of Manufacturing with Michael Birnbaum, Caleb Neufeld, Stacy Springs, Jacqueline Wolfrum, and Mingyu Yang
- The Science and Business of Biotechnology with Andrew Lo and Harvey Lodish
Computer systems
- Introduction to Computational Thinking with Alan Edelman, David P. Sanders, and Charles Leiserson
- Computer System Engineering with Katrina LaCurts
Computer science programming languages
- Introduction to Computer Science & Programming Using Python with John Guttag and Eric Grimson (part of XSeries in Computational Thinking using Python)
- Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science with John Guttag and Eric Grimson (part of XSeries in Computational Thinking using Python)
- Introductory Programming Course Collection on OpenCourseWare with various faculty
- Understanding the World Through Data with Aleksander Madry, Ana Bell, and Silvina Hanono Wachman
Try business courses
Business analytics
- Project Evaluation with Joseph Sussman and Carl Martland
- Optimization Methods in Business Analytics with James Orlin
Production/operations management
- Product Engineering Process with David Wallace
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management with Josué Velázquez Martinez, David Correll, Eva Ponce, and Alexis Bateman
Quantitative analysis/methods
- Statistical Thinking and Data Analysis with Allison Chang
- D-Lab: Supply Chains with Stephen Graves
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