More than three years following the Bachelor of Science are usually required for the Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Science with a specification in an ocean-related field. Employment opportunities for graduates are available in industry, consulting firms, and government agencies. The department's research facilities include a Marine Hydrodynamics Water Tunnel, an Ocean Engineering Testing Tank, an Acoustics and Vibration Laboratory, a Computer-Aided Design Laboratory, a Marine Computation and Instrumentation Laboratory, a Fabrication Laboratory, a Marine Robotics Laboratory, a Vortical Flow Research Laboratory, a Laboratory for Ship and Platform Flows, an Impact and Crashworthiness Laboratory, an Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory, and an academic computing facility. A limited number of research and teaching assistantships are available for well-qualified students. Not all appointments are available on a full-time basis.
Fellowships are available from a number of outside agencies.
No tuition is charged during the summer for registered students who are not taking classes. A considerable range of private accommodations can be found off campus and within commuting distance. Approximately one third are international students. Location MIT occupies a 125-acre campus on the north bank of the Charles River in Cambridge, facing the Boston skyline. The cultural, scientific, and intellectual resources of the Boston area are easily accessible.