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Carnegie Mellon University PhD in Computer Science

23 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Computer Science is a concentration offered under the computer science major at Carnegie Mellon University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in computer science, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon Cost?

$47,326 Average Tuition and Fees

Carnegie Mellon Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Carnegie Mellon was $633 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $46,441 $46,441
Fees $885 $885

Does Carnegie Mellon Offer an Online PhD in Computer Science?

Online degrees for the Carnegie Mellon computer science doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Carnegie Mellon Online Learning page.

Carnegie Mellon Doctorate Student Diversity for Computer Science

23 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
21.7% Women
17.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 23 doctor’s degrees in computer science handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in computer science in 2019-2020, 21.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.4% of the computer science doctor’s degrees at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 10%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 5
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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*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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