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The most popular Massachusetts Institute of Technology undergraduate major is Computer Science. Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics, General are other popular majors.
| Computer Science | 330 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 139 |
| Mathematics, General | 76 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 58 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 57 |
| Computer Science | 54 |
| Mathematics, General | 50 |
| Physics, General | 50 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 46 |
| Cognitive Science | 40 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 39 |
| Chemical Engineering | 35 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 32 |
| Materials Engineering | 29 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 24 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 19 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 18 |
| Chemistry, General | 17 |
| Physics, General | 17 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 16 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 15 |
| Computational Biology | 14 |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | 13 |
| Architecture | 12 |
| Financial Mathematics | 10 |
| Management Science | 10 |
| Neuroscience | 10 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 9 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 7 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 7 |
| Management Science | 7 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 7 |
| Neuroscience | 6 |
| Creative Writing | 5 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 5 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 5 |
| Music, General | 5 |
| Nuclear Engineering | 5 |
| Philosophy | 5 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 5 |
| Cognitive Science | 4 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 4 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 4 |
| Architecture | 3 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 3 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 3 |
| Linguistics | 3 |
| Linguistics | 3 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 3 |
| Music, General | 3 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 3 |
| Chemistry, General | 2 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 2 |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 2 |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 2 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 2 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 1 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 1 |
| Computational Biology | 1 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 1 |
| Financial Mathematics | 1 |
| History, General | 1 |
| Materials Engineering | 1 |
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