by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Carnegie Mellon University took the #9 spot. So, the school is among the best in the nation with its Top 1% ranking. Carnegie Mellon received this year's Best Master's Schools badge for its high ranking.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon came in at #2.
Carnegie Mellon was ranked #4 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking. So, the school is among the best in the nation with its Top 1% ranking. Carnegie Mellon was awarded this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge for this accomplishment.
In addition, Carnegie Mellon took the #2 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
The total graduate student population at Carnegie Mellon is made up of 37.0% women and 63.0% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at Carnegie Mellon, around 15.1% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Carnegie Mellon. Around 57.2% of graduate students are international. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,441 | $46,441 |
| Fees | $906 | $906 |
After obtaining their master's degree from Carnegie Mellon, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $79,946. That's about 37% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
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Contact details for Carnegie Mellon are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 |
| Phone: | 412-268-2000 |
| Website: | www.cmu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/carnegiemellonu |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/carnegiemellon |
Around 33.6% of Carnegie Mellon graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 2.7% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*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.
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