Number of Programs with Completers

The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 1,618 Bachelor's, 2,780 Master's, 361 Doctorate (research), and 63 Post-BS Certificate were awareded by CMU.
Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Bachelor's13901,618
Master's10002,780
Doctorate (research)660361
Post-BS Certificate8063
Post-MS Certificate10-
Total31404,822

Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)

The following table shows the best programs at Carnegie Mellon University based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
BachelorMaster
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Computer Science$138,900
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$99,000
Finance$91,500
Design and Visual Communications$87,900
Systems Science and Theory$81,400
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Business Administration and Management$127,600
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$113,000
Mechanical Engineering$78,200
Health/Health Care Administration/Management$72,200
Public Policy Analysis$66,300

Popular Programs with Most Completers

The following table lists the popular programs at Carnegie Mellon University based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2022-2023.
Bachelor'sMaster's

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at CMU by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation 0 completers-
Environmental Studies0-
Environmental Science0-
Natural Resources Management and Policy0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture 45 completers-
Architecture9$53,700
Environmental Design/Architecture0-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology36-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 0 completers-
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies0-
Russian Studies0-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism 0 completers-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia0-
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences 263 completers-
Artificial Intelligence38-
Information Technology5-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)4-
Computer Programming (other)0-
Computer Science215$138,900
Computer Graphics0-
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation1-
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)0-
Information Technology Project Management0-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)0-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education 0 completers-
Multicultural Education0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering 357 completers-
Engineering0-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering0-
Chemical Engineering44$73,100
Civil Engineering34$60,200
Electrical and Electronics Engineering166$99,000
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics0-
Mechanical Engineering113$70,400
Operations Research0-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering0-
Engineering (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology 4 completers-
Applied Engineering Technologies/Technicians3-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician0-
Audio Engineering Technology/Technician1-
Nanotechnology0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 2 completers-
Linguistics2-
Chinese Language and Literature0-
Japanese Language and Literature0-
Russian Language and Literature0-
German Language and Literature0-
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics0-
French Language and Literature0-
Spanish Language and Literature0-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies 0 completers-
Apparel and Textile Manufacture0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature 15 completers-
English Language and Literature1-
Creative Writing7-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing7-
Rhetoric and Composition0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities 26 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies19-
General Studies7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 61 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences18-
Biophysics3-
Biometry/Biometrics0-
Biostatistics0-
Computational Biology8-
Neuroscience32-
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (other)0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics 207 completers-
Mathematics36-
Mathematics (other)1-
Computational Mathematics14-
Financial Mathematics9-
Statistics110$79,700
Mathematical Statistics and Probability5-
Statistics (other)3-
Mathematics and Statistics (other)29-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies 136 completers-
Systems Science and Theory103$81,400
Biopsychology10-
Medieval and Renaissance Studies1-
Science, Technology and Society1-
Behavioral Sciences0-
International/Global Studies4-
Cognitive Science17-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies 10 completers-
Philosophy2-
Logic1-
Applied and Professional Ethics7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences 101 completers-
Physical Sciences0-
Astrophysics8-
Chemistry25-
Polymer Chemistry0-
Chemical Physics0-
Chemistry (other)4-
Physics25-
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics6-
Physics (other)0-
Materials Science33$60,400
Materials Sciences (other)0-
Physical Sciences (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology 25 completers$30,700
Psychology25$30,700
Psychology (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services 4 completers-
Public Policy Analysis4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences 70 completers-
Applied Economics18-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics34-
International Economics0-
International Relations and Affairs18-
Political Science and Government0-
Urban Studies/Affairs0-
Social Sciences (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts 146 completers-
Digital Arts1-
Design and Visual Communications31$87,900
Design and Applied Arts (other)0-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts53$24,400
Directing and Theatrical Production0-
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)0-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies1-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production0-
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other)0-
Art/Art Studies33-
Intermedia/Multimedia0-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)0-
Music Performance6-
Music Theory and Composition6-
Musicology and Ethnomusicology0-
Voice and Opera7-
Jazz/Jazz Studies0-
Stringed Instruments6-
Music Technology1-
Music (other)1-
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management0-
Fine and Studio Arts Management0-
Visual and Performing Arts (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 0 completers-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business 139 completers-
Business Administration and Management133$76,800
Operations Management and Supervision0-
Business/Managerial Economics0-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1-
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)1-
Finance0$91,500
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)0-
International Business/Trade/Commerce0-
Management Information Systems and Services (other)0-
Actuarial Science4-
Marketing/Marketing Management0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History 7 completers-
History0-
History (other)7-
Total1,618
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture 13 completers-
Architecture0-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism 0 completers-
Journalism (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences 996 completers$108,000
Artificial Intelligence114-
Information Technology521-
Human-Centered Technology Design19-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)13-
Computer Science81-
Computer Graphics42-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications37-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance70-
Information Technology Project Management30-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)69-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering 841 completers-
Engineering8-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering58-
Chemical Engineering35-
Civil Engineering57-
Civil Engineering (other)0-
Computer Software Engineering117-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering337$113,000
Engineering Mechanics3-
Engineering Science8-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering2-
Mechanical Engineering121$78,200
Construction Engineering3-
Manufacturing Engineering1-
Operations Research1-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering63-
Biological/Biosystems Engineering5-
Engineering (other)22-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology 50 completers-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician9-
Engineering/Industrial Management8-
Engineering Design29-
Engineering-Related Fields (other)4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 6 completers-
Language Interpretation and Translation3-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature 44 completers-
English Language and Literature0-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing12-
Rhetoric and Composition11-
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)21-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 19 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences0-
Biometry/Biometrics18-
Computational Biology0-
Neurobiology and Anatomy1-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics 50 completers-
Mathematics16-
Computational Mathematics0-
Financial Mathematics0-
Statistics34-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies 93 completers-
Science, Technology and Society0-
Behavioral Sciences5-
Computational Science52-
Human Computer Interaction23-
Sustainability Studies7-
Data Analytics, General6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies 9 completers-
Philosophy3-
Logic6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences 45 completers-
Chemistry7-
Physics8-
Materials Science27-
Materials Sciences (other)3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology 1 completers-
Psychology1-
Psychology (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services 117 completers-
Public Administration19$61,400
Public Policy Analysis98$66,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences 14 completers-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics4-
International Relations and Affairs9-
Social Sciences (other)1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts 126 completers-
Digital Arts0-
Design and Visual Communications11-
Game and Interactive Media Design0-
Design and Applied Arts (other)0-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts0$33,200
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology0-
Playwriting and Screenwriting3-
Directing and Theatrical Production8-
Costume Design1-
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)7-
Art/Art Studies4-
Music0-
Music Performance18-
Music Theory and Composition2-
Voice and Opera6-
Stringed Instruments5-
Music Pedagogy3-
Music Technology5-
Music (other)0-
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management24$41,800
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management29-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 34 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management34$72,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business 300 completers-
Business Administration and Management0$127,600
Operations Management and Supervision0-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)0-
Management Information Systems3-
Management Science199-
Actuarial Science91-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History 2 completers-
History2-
Total2,780
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture 3 completers-
Architecture2-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences 83 completers-
Artificial Intelligence33-
Information Technology13-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)7-
Computer Science28-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance0-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering 161 completers-
Engineering13-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering11-
Chemical Engineering30-
Civil Engineering6-
Civil Engineering (other)0-
Computer Software Engineering3-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering33-
Engineering Mechanics3-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering2-
Mechanical Engineering28-
Construction Engineering1-
Operations Research8-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering23-
Engineering (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology 1 completers-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician0-
Engineering/Industrial Management1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 3 completers-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature 5 completers-
English Language and Literature0-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing0-
Rhetoric and Composition3-
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 16 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences3-
Biophysics1-
Biometry/Biometrics0-
Computational Biology6-
Neuroscience2-
Neurobiology and Anatomy2-
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (other)2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics 19 completers-
Mathematics6-
Computational Mathematics3-
Financial Mathematics0-
Statistics10-
Mathematical Statistics and Probability0-
Statistics (other)0-
Mathematics and Statistics (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies 2 completers-
Systems Science and Theory0-
Science, Technology and Society0-
Behavioral Sciences2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies 3 completers-
Logic3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences 42 completers-
Chemistry11-
Chemistry (other)0-
Physics14-
Materials Science17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology 5 completers-
Psychology3-
Psychology (other)2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services 2 completers-
Public Administration0-
Public Policy Analysis2-
Public Policy Analysis (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences 9 completers-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics9-
Social Sciences (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts 4 completers-
Design and Visual Communications4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business 2 completers-
Business Administration and Management0-
Operations Management and Supervision0-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)0-
Management Information Systems and Services (other)0-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History 1 completers-
History1-
History (other)0-
Total361
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences 1 completers-
Information Technology1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering 0 completers-
Computer Software Engineering0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology 12 completers-
Engineering Design12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts 38 completers-
Music Performance38-
Music Technology0-
Music (other)0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business 12 completers-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration0-
Actuarial Science12-
Total63
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts 0 completers-
Music Performance0-
Total0