Computer & Information Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University

If you plan to study computer and information sciences, take a look at what Carnegie Mellon University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,953 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 2021, 313 of them were computer and information sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Carnegie Mellon Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Carnegie Mellon Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Carnegie Mellon compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Carnegie Mellon is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools	399

In 2021, 999 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Carnegie Mellon. This makes it the #8 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 74 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Carnegie Mellon University.

Carnegie Mellon Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of computer and information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	147
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	46
International Students	74
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Carnegie Mellon Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 999 students earned a master's degree in computer and information sciences from Carnegie Mellon. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	78
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	109
International Students	767
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Carnegie Mellon also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 74 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Carnegie Mellon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	701
Computer Science	340
Information Technology	177
Computer Systems Networking	94
Computer Software & Applications	74

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering Technologies
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Physical Sciences

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer User Support Specialists	22,790	$52,370
Computer Systems Analysts	21,910	$95,990
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.