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Computer Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University

Computer Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University

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

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 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.

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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 cis.

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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

Computer Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 453
Artificial Intelligence 152
Other Computer & Information Sciences 30

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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