Computer Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a cis school? To help you decide if Carnegie Mellon University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's cis program.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,519.

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

Carnegie Mellon Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
Master’s Degree in CIS

Carnegie Mellon Computer Information Systems Rankings

The cis major at Carnegie Mellon is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Information Systems. 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.

There were 44 students who received their doctoral degrees in cis, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CIS Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cis majors at Carnegie Mellon University.

Carnegie Mellon Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

68% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of cis bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical cis bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 40% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its cis 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 cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	57
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Carnegie Mellon Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

45% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of cis master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	87
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	58
International Students	882
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a cis major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Carnegie Mellon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	495
Artificial Intelligence	168
Other Computer & Information Sciences	38

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in cis 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 Systems Analysts	21,910	$95,990
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,760	$77,700

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
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