Is MIT a good company to work for as a Graduate Student Researcher?

Graduate Student Researcher professionals working at MIT have rated their employer with 4.6 out of 5 stars in 64 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of MIT employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Graduate Student Researcher Jobs at MIT now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Graduate Student Researcher interview questions at MIT .

Does MIT pay Graduate Student Researcher employees well?

Graduate Student Researcher professionals rate their compensation and benefits at MIT with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 64 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14.6% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Graduate Student Researcher salaries at MIT.

What MIT locations are top rated by Graduate Student Researcher employees?

Cambridge is the top rated MIT location by Graduate Student Researcher employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MIT?

Research Assistant (308) , Graduate Research Assistant (222) , Postdoctoral Associate (216) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (138) , Graduate Student (127) , Postdoctoral Fellow (117) , PhD Student (116) , Research Scientist (98) , Researcher (81) , Undergraduate Researcher (81) , Graduate Student Researcher (65) , Administrative Assistant (62) , PhD Graduate Student (58) , Research Associate (58) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (56)

What are the pros of working at MIT according to real employee reviews?

"2. Great People: It can be great to collaborate with some of the smartest minds in the world" ((in 413 reviews)); "Benefits are great and the Credit union is fantastic." ((in 358 reviews)); "MIT offers great opportunities for their students to gain research and work experience." ((in 84 reviews)); "Good culture and can be improved" ((in 73 reviews)); "Good work life balance it is good" ((in 63 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MIT according to real employee reviews?

"low pay and difficult to find affordable housing in the area" ((in 218 reviews)); "Low salary and very competitive" ((in 189 reviews)); "Long hours during certain points of position but all was worth the time put in." ((in 68 reviews)); "Management is poor" ((in 40 reviews)); "Bad work life balance, long hours" ((in 22 reviews))

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4.6

99% would recommend to a friend

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4.9

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4.5

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4.4

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4.4

Compensation and benefits

Graduate Student Researcher employees have rated MIT with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 64 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Graduate Student Researcher professionals have an excellent working experience there. MIT is rated 23% above average by Graduate Student Researcher professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0

Mar 16, 2010

MIT Graduate Student - Mechanical Engineering

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Pros

The reputation of MIT is a huge help in securing offers for jobs and internships. Out of the blue, I receive on average one interested offer per month. The opportunities for research are extremely diverse. MIT's resources are almost unlimited, with venture capital firms constantly hovering around waiting to give funding to research groups. Funding is not a problem at all at MIT, there are plenty of sources, especially for research projects related to energy.

Cons

The workload is very demanding. I did my undergrad at MIT, and expected at least some bit of reprieve from long nights of work. This did not exactly happen; I am still working many evenings per week to keep up with research and classes.

5.0

Feb 9, 2010

A wonderful place to work

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Work with very intelligent people who are not arrogant. Opportunities to learn about cutting edge technologies or to be inventing these technologies. Lots of free food :) Every graduate student loves free food. People really want to see you succeed.

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Getting an education at MIT is really like drinking out of a fire hose. Professors are oftentimes over worked and overextend themselves. Probably one of the ugliest college campuses that I have been to.

3.0

Aug 17, 2009

Being a graduate student is a soul-sucking experience, and the MIT Brain & Cognitive Sciences dept is especially rough.

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Amazing minds of faculty and grad students; lots of great talks and events at MIT and surrounding schools; great grad student administrators

Cons

Faculty expect a ridiculous amount; there's little support when you become depressed and fall behind and out of touch (as many of the students I talked to did at some point or other); not much camaraderie and support between grad students compared to other departments I've seen

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