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Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

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Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

If you plan to study computer engineering, 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.

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

Carnegie Mellon Computer Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in CE
  • Doctorate Degree in CE

Carnegie Mellon Computer Engineering Rankings

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There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in CE, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CE Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Computer Engineering Master’s Program

34% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 140 CE students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Carnegie Mellon, about 66% were men and 34% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 128
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That CE Grads May Go Into

A degree in CE 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
Systems Software Developers 8,810 $103,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,220 $150,400
Computer Network Architects 7,120 $101,090
Engineering Professors 2,950 $114,870

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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