2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $49,450 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $660.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$48,496
Fees$954
Cost per Credit$660
Books & Supplies$1,000
Room & Board$17,468 (On-Campus) / $15,658 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$1,400 (On-Campus) / $1,400 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$69,318
Off-Campus Total$67,508
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$45,909$47,326$47,347$48,557$49,450

Graduate Program Overview

Carnegie Mellon University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $49,450.
It offers 175 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCarnegie Mellon University
TypeFour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
Graduate School Students8,125 students
546 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$49,450
Student to Faculty5:1 (20.00%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 175 Graduate Programs
100 Master's, 66 Doctorate, 9 Post graduate certificates

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 175 major areas - 100 Master's , 66 Doctorate , 8 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'. 2,780 students have been conferred Master's degree and 361 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total2,78036163-
Men1,65525037-
Women1,12511126-
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.
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Technology- - 1 NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Software Engineering- - - NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering Design- NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance- NOT OFFERED 38 -
Music Technology- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Music (other)- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Actuarial Science- NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Architecture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology13 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Journalism (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Artificial Intelligence114 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Technology521 - - NOT OFFERED
Human-Centered Technology Design19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)13 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science81 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Graphics42 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications37 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance70 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Technology Project Management30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)69 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering58 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering35 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering57 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Engineering117 - - NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering337 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Mechanics3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Science8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering121 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Operations Research1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering63 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological/Biosystems Engineering5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)22 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician9 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial Management8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Design29 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Engineering-Related Fields (other)4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Language Interpretation and Translation3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing12 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and Composition11 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)21 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biometry/Biometrics18 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neurobiology and Anatomy1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics16 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics34 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Science, Technology and Society- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Behavioral Sciences5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational Science52 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Computer Interaction23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability Studies7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Analytics, General6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Logic6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Science27 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Sciences (other)3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration19 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Policy Analysis98 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Digital Arts- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual Communications11 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media Design- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Design and Applied Arts (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Playwriting and Screenwriting3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Directing and Theatrical Production8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Costume Design1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Performance18 NOT OFFERED - -
Music Theory and Composition2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Voice and Opera6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Stringed Instruments5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Pedagogy3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Technology5 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Music (other)- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and Supervision- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Science199 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Actuarial Science91 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance- NOT OFFERED - -
Architecture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Artificial Intelligence- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Technology- - - NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Engineering- - - NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Mechanics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Operations Research- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial Management- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and Composition- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiophysicsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biometry/Biometrics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neurobiology and Anatomy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematical Statistics and ProbabilityNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Science and TheoryNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Science, Technology and Society- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Behavioral Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Logic- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Policy Analysis- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Policy Analysis (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Design and Visual Communications- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and Supervision- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems and Services (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 15,057 students enrolled in Carnegie Mellon University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 8,125 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 5,059 male and 3,066 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 7,326 full-time and 799 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 546 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 1,751 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total8,125
Men Students5,059
Women Students3,066
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total8,125
Full-time Students7,326
Part-time Students799
By race/ethnicity 1,581 White, 190 Black, and 783 Asian students are attending at Carnegie Mellon University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total8,125
American Indian /
Native American
5
Asian783
Black190
Hispanic208
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
4
White1,581
Two or more races113
Un-Known462
227 students are younger than 22 and 192 students are older than 65. The school has 7,443 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,080 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total8,125
21 & Under227
22-244,105
25-293,338
30-34814
35-39266
40 & Over192
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Carnegie Mellon University, 546 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,751 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment8,943
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses546
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,751
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses6,646
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses546
Pennsylvania Resident106
Other State In U.S.345
Outside of U.S.95

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