Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Pittsburgh, PA.
It offers 199 graduate programs - 110 Master's, 73 Doctorate, 14 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $50,975.
A total of 8,511 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 15,888 students at CMU. CMU offers online graduate programs and 529 out of 8,511 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find CMU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $50,975. It offers 199 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Carnegie Mellon University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA |
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| Graduate School Students | 8,307 students
529 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $50,975 |
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| Student to Faculty | 5:1 (20.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 199 Graduate Programs
110 Master's, 73 Doctorate, 16 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Carnegie Mellon University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Carnegie Mellon University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $50,975 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $709.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $49,999 |
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| Fees | $976 |
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| Cost per Credit | $709 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $18,166 (On-Campus) / $16,356 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,400 (On-Campus) / $2,080 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $71,541 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $70,411 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $47,326 | $47,347 | $48,557 | $49,450 | $50,975 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Carnegie Mellon University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 199 major areas - 110 Master's (20 online programs), 73 Doctorate (18 online programs), 14 Post-Bachelor's (8 online programs), 2 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 3,751 students have been conferred Master's degree and 380 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 3,751 | 380 | 188 | 10 |
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| Men | 2,276 | 281 | 111 | 8 |
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| Women | 1,475 | 99 | 77 | 2 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 1 |
ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| History (other) | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
CMU graduate schools have a total of 8,307 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 5,047 male and 3,260 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 7,479 full-time and 828 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 529 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,191 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,280 White, 170 Black, and 852 Asian students are attending at Carnegie Mellon University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
246 grad students are younger than 22 and 214 students are older than 65. It has 7,020 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,027 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 8,307 |
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| Men | 5,047 |
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| Women | 3,260 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 8,307 |
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| Full-time Students | 7,479 |
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| Part-time Students | 828 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 8,307 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 8 |
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| Asian | 852 |
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| Black | 170 |
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| Hispanic | 240 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 1,280 |
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| Two or more races | 130 |
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| Un-Known | 407 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 8,307 |
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| 21 & Under | 246 |
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| 22-24 | 4,024 |
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| 25-29 | 2,996 |
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| 30-34 | 769 |
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| 35-39 | 258 |
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| 40 & Over | 214 |
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Online Population
At Carnegie Mellon University graduate schools, 529 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,191 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 8,511 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 529 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,191 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 6,791 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 529 |
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| Pennsylvania Resident | 106 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 367 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 56 |
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