by our College Data Analytics TeamInformation Technology 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 IT, 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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Part-time graduates at Carnegie Mellon paid an average of $633 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 |
The median early career salary of IT students who receive their master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon is $96,345 per year. That is 13% higher than the national average of $85,141.
Carnegie Mellon does not offer an online option for its IT master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Carnegie Mellon Online Learning page.
Women made up around 33.5% of the IT students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26.5%.
Around 11.0% of IT master’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 12 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 37 |
| International Students | 90 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Information Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & IS Security | 92 |
| Information Technology Project Management | 21 |
| Information Technology Management | 42 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to information technology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 674 |
| Computer Science | 81 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 71 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 83 |
*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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