by our College Data Analytics TeamComputer Information Systems is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Carnegie Mellon University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in CIS, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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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. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,441 | $46,441 |
| Fees | $885 | $885 |
CIS who receive their master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon make an average of $119,290 a year during the early days of their career. That is 58% higher than the national average of $75,650.
Online degrees for the Carnegie Mellon CIS master’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.
About 43.9% of the students who received their MS in CIS in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33.5%.
Around 9.9% of CIS master’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 49 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 64 |
| International Students | 522 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 27 |
Computer Information Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence | 115 |
| Information Technology | 518 |
| Other Computer & Information Sciences | 41 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer information systems.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Science | 81 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 71 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 83 |
| Information Technology | 155 |
*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.