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Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University

Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Carnegie Mellon University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Science section at the bottom of this page.

Carnegie Mellon Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
  • Master’s Degree in CompSci

Carnegie Mellon Computer Science Rankings

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Computer Science Master’s Program

21% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 21% 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 compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 37
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science 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
Computer Science 93

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 Workers 19,010 $87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers 13,070 $146,860
Computer Programmers 8,990 $85,800
Systems Software Developers 8,810 $103,520

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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