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Information Technology at Carnegie Mellon University

Information Technology at Carnegie Mellon University

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

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 Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Carnegie Mellon Information Technology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in IT

Carnegie Mellon Information Technology Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in it, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IT Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Information Technology Master’s Program

45% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of it 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 it.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 45
International Students 192
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 & IS Security 79
Information Technology Management 60
Information Technology Project Management 38

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in it 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
Computer User Support Specialists 22,790 $52,370
Computer Workers 19,010 $87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers 13,070 $146,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 12,760 $77,700
Managers 11,060 $126,290

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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