Learn from one of the world’s top-ranked universities with these MIT online courses
QS World University Rankings rates MIT #1 in 11 subjects and #2 in 5 others for 2023
QS World University Rankings has placed MIT in the №1 spot in 11 subject areas for 2023: Chemical Engineering; Civil and Structural Engineering; Computer Science and Information Systems; Data Science and Artificial Intelligence; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Linguistics; Materials Science; Mechanical, Aeronautical, and Manufacturing Engineering; Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy; and Statistics and Operational Research.
MIT also placed second in five subject areas: Accounting and Finance; Architecture/Built Environment; Biological Sciences; Chemistry; and Economics and Econometrics.
For 2023, Quacquarelli Symonds Limited evaluated universities in 54 specific subjects and five broader subject areas. MIT has been ranked as the №1 university in the world by QS World University Rankings for 11 straight years.
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MIT Open Learning offers free and lost-cost online MIT courses with videos and lessons straight from MIT classrooms. Learn from the MIT faculty who teach these top-ranked subjects!
Accounting and Finance
- 6 undergraduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 38 graduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Finance from MITx on edX
- MicroMasters Program in Finance (or take any of the 5 individual MITx courses on edX)
Architecture/Built Environment
- 42 undergraduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 73 graduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- A Global History of Architecture from MITx on edX
- Sustainable Building Design from MITx on edX
Biological Sciences
- 93 undergraduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 77 graduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 11 courses from MITx on edX
Chemistry
- 22 undergraduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 14 graduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- General Chemistry I: Atoms, Molecules, and Bonding from MITx on edX
- General Chemistry II: Chemical Equilibrium, Kinetics, and Transition Metals from MITx on edX
Chemical Engineering
- 29 undergraduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 25 graduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 10 courses on MITx Online
- Making Biologic Medicines for Patients: The Principles of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing from MITx on edX
Civil and Structural Engineering
Computer Science and Information Systems
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- 42 undergraduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 68 graduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- MicroMasters Program in Statistics and Data Science
Economics and Econometrics
- 61 undergraduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 129 graduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 10 courses on MITx Online
- Data Analysis in Social Science — Assessing Your Knowledge from MITx on edX
- MicroMasters Program in Data, Economics, and Development Policy
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- 71 undergraduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 76 graduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- Circuits and Electronics XSeries Program from MITx on edX (3 courses)
- Discrete-Time Signal Processing from MITx on edX
Linguistics
Materials Science
- 41 undergraduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 35 graduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 4 courses on MITx Online
- 10 courses from MITx on edX
Mechanical, Aeronautical, and Manufacturing Engineering
- 131 undergraduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 132 graduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 15 courses from MITx on edX
- MicroMasters Program in Principles of Manufacturing
Mathematics
- 151 undergraduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 159 graduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 10 courses from MITx on edX
Physics and Astronomy
Statistics and Operational Research
- 40 undergraduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 114 graduate courses on MIT OpenCourseWare
- 9 courses on MITx Online
- Fundamentals of Statistics from MITx on edX
- MicroMasters Program in Statistics and Data Science
Adapted from the story originally published at https://news.mit.edu on March 22, 2023.
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