Also known as

  • Carnegie Mellon; CMU

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
9,639
38.7% Female
61.3% Male

Institution Overview

System
-2
School Type
Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
320
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
103
Doctoral Research
66
Distance
2
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.04%
American Indian or Alaska Native
8.98%
Asian
1.98%
Black or African American
2.47%
Hispanic or Latino
0.04%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
15.95%
White
1.29%
Two or more races
4.88%
Unknown
64.37%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$75
Admissions Office Web Address
admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition
$48,496

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
No
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
103
Master's (Distance)
2
Doctor's Degree Research
66
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
9
Post Master's Certificate
1
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Actuarial Science Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architecture Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Art/Art Studies, General Master's Degree Yes No
Artificial Intelligence Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Behavioral Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Biological/Biosystems Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biometry/Biometrics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biophysics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Biotechnology Master's Degree Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Civil Engineering, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computational Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computational Mathematics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computational Science Master's Degree Yes No
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Graphics Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Software Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Master's Degree Yes No
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Conducting Master's Degree Yes No
Construction Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Costume Design Master's Degree Yes No
Design and Applied Arts, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Design and Visual Communications, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Digital Arts Master's Degree Yes No
Directing and Theatrical Production Master's Degree Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering Design Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering Mechanics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering Science Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering Technology, General Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering/Industrial Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering-Related Fields, Other Master's Degree Yes No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Financial Mathematics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Game and Interactive Media Design Master's Degree Yes No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Human Computer Interaction Master's Degree Yes No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Information Technology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Information Technology Project Management Master's Degree Yes No
International Relations and Affairs Master's Degree Yes No
Journalism, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Language Interpretation and Translation Master's Degree Yes No
Logic Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Information Systems and Services, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Management Information Systems, General Master's Degree Yes No
Management Science Master's Degree Yes No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Materials Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Materials Sciences, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematical Statistics and Probability Doctoral – Research Yes No
Mathematics and Statistics, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Pedagogy Master's Degree Yes Yes
Music Performance, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Music Technology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Theory and Composition Master's Degree Yes No
Music, General Master's Degree Yes No
Music, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Neurobiology and Anatomy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Neuroscience Doctoral – Research Yes No
Operations Management and Supervision Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Operations Research Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Philosophy Master's Degree Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Playwriting and Screenwriting Master's Degree Yes No
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychology, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Policy Analysis, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Policy Analysis, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Rhetoric and Composition Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Science, Technology and Society Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Statistics, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Stringed Instruments Master's Degree Yes Yes
Sustainability Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Systems Science and Theory Doctoral – Research Yes No
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management Master's Degree Yes No
Voice and Opera Master's Degree Yes No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 1,508 1,387 121 0
With faculty status 1,356 1,235 121 0
Tenured 489 489 0 0
On tenure track 295 295 0 0
Not on tenure track 572 451 121 0
Multi-year contract 230 230 0 0
Annual contract 342 221 121 0
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0
Without faculty status 152 152 0 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
No
Medical Degree Offered?
No
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average Tuition
$48,496
Financial aid office web address
admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/financial-aid
Tuition fee varies by residency status
No
Typical Room
$10,400
Typical Board
$7,068
Tuition & Fees
Amount
Full time Average Tuition$48,496
Full time Fees$954
Part time, per credit hour$680

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
9,639
38.7% Female
61.3% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.04%
American Indian or Alaska Native
8.98%
Asian
1.98%
Black or African American
2.47%
Hispanic or Latino
0.04%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
15.95%
White
1.29%
Two or more races
4.88%
Unknown
64.37%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 2 2
Asian 510 356
Black Or African American 104 87
Hispanic Or Latino 150 88
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 2 2
Non-resident Alien 3,779 2,426
White 987 550
Two Or More Races 68 56
Unknown 307 163

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
4,339
59.6% Male
40.4% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
332
67.2% Male
32.8% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
82
56.1% Male
43.9% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Phone
412-268-2000
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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