MITx MicroMasters ® Programs

Advance your career or accelerate your Master’s degree with a graduate-level digital credential from MIT.

The MicroMasters program credential from MIT Open Learning is a professional and academic credential for online learners from anywhere in the world who seek focused, accelerated advancement.

Enroll in a program—no admission required—and take a series of graduate-level online courses, taught by MIT instructors, through edX or MITx Online.

Earn a program credential by completing the course and passing one or more proctored exams.

Enjoy the credential benefits: Credential earners can also apply for an accelerated master’s degree program at MIT and other pathway schools ; and include your credential on professional profiles. MicroMasters program credential earners also become affiliates of the MIT Alumni Association .

Gain an end-to-end understanding of supply chain management. Five courses and a final comprehensive exam represent the equivalent of one semester of coursework at MIT. Boost your skills at work or build on the credential by applying to MIT’s #1 world-ranked Supply Chain Management Master’s degree program.

Grapple with some of the world’s most pressing problems from a rigorous, data-driven perspective developed by Nobel prize winners Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee. Complete three core courses and two out of three electives plus proctored exams to earn your credential. You may then apply to the Master’s degree offered by MIT’s #1 world-ranked Economics Department.

Develop the fundamental skills needed for global excellence in manufacturing and competitiveness with a program designed and delivered by MIT’s #1-world ranked Mechanical Engineering department. Build your career with the credential or use it as credits toward a Master’s degree by applying to MIT’s Master of Engineering in Advanced Manufacturing and Design.

Master the skills needed to solve complex challenges with data, from probability and statistics to data analysis and machine learning. This program consists of three core courses, plus one of two electives developed by faculty at MIT’s Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS). Credential earners may apply and fast-track their Master’s degree at different institutions around the world, or start their path towards a PhD from MIT IDSS.

Advance Your Career

Learn online, pass digital proctored exams, and earn a program credential. Boost your professional profile with an affordable and valuable credential from MIT.

For Organizations and Academic Institutions

Equip your workforce and organization with new applicable skills through the MITx MicroMasters program! We work closely with organizations globally that wish to integrate our programs into their own education and training portfolios. Flexible pricing options available. Learn More

Register for one of our upcoming webinars to learn more about the different MicroMasters programs at MIT. Our events are hosted by the course teams, including MIT faculty, and they provide a great opportunity to ask questions about our courses.

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“MicroMasters programs offer high-potential learners a glimpse of graduate education at MIT, providing an affordable, accelerated, and convenient path to a master’s degree at the Institute as well as multiple pathway schools. The MicroMasters credential itself also offers worldwide learners an accelerated professional growth opportunity as they move through their careers.”

Dimitris Bertsimas, Vice Provost for Open Learning, MIT

“The Institute’s tradition of looking outward and connecting with talented people around the globe is more important now than ever. MicroMasters programs inspire students everywhere, including those who never considered applying to MIT, to challenge themselves and rise to their potential.”

Sally Kornbluth, MIT President