Degrees Offered
With cutting-edge brain science, path-breaking performances, innovative start-ups, driverless cars, big data, big ambitions, Nobel and Turing prizes, hands-on learning, and a whole lot of robots, CMU doesn't imagine the future, we create it. Carnegie Mellon offers a wide range of programs in seven schools and colleges, and has consistently ranked high in a number of disciplines.
To browse the primary degrees offered , select a school or college below. For a list of minors, please see Undergraduate Options.
College of Engineering
Interdepartmental
- M.S. in Energy Science, Technology and Policy
- M.S. in Energy Science, Technology and Policy (Applied Studies)
- M.S. in Energy Science, Technology and Policy and Integrated Study in Computer Science
- M.S. in Engineering and Technology Innovation Management
Biomedical Engineering
- B.S. in an engineering discipline with an additional major in Biomedical Engineering
- M.S. in Biomedical Engineering
- M.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Integrated Study in Computer Science
- Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
- Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy
Chemical Engineering
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering
- M. of Chemical Engineering
- M. of Chemical Engineering & Colloids, Polymers and Surfaces
- M.S. in Chemical Engineering
- M.S. in Chemical Engineering and Colloids, Polymers and Surfaces
- M.S. in Chemical Engineering and Integrated Study in Computer Science
- M.S. in Colloids, Polymers and Surfaces
- Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
- B.S. in Civil Engineering
- B.S. in Environmental Engineering
- M.S. in Advanced Infrastructure Systems
- M.S. in Civil Engineering
- M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering and Integrated Study in Computer Science
- M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering/M. of Business Administration (jointly with the Tepper School of Business)
- M.S. in Computational Mechanics
- M.S. in Environmental Engineering
- M.S. in Environmental Management and Science
- Ph.D. in Advanced Infrastructure Systems
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
- Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy (jointly with the Department of Engineering and Public Policy)
- Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics
- Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering
- Ph.D. in Environmental Management and Science
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- B.S. in Music and Technology (jointly with the Department of Music and the School of Computer Science)
- M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Integrated Study in Computer Science
- M.S. in Software Engineering (Silicon Valley Campus)
- Master of Science in Software Engineering - Development Management (Silicon Valley Campus)
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering and Public Policy
- B.S. in an engineering discipline with an additional major in Engineering and Public Policy
- B.S. in CFA, DC, MCS, or SCS and an additional major in Science, Technology and Public Policy
- M.S. in Engineering and Public Policy
- Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy
- Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy and an engineering discipline
- Ph.D. in Engineering & Public Policy and Language & Information Technologies
- Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy and Statistics (jointly with the Department of Statistics)
Information and Communication Technology
- M.S. in Information Technology (CMU Africa campus only)
Information Networking Institute
- M.S. in Information Networking
- M.S. in Information Security
- M.S. in Information Technology - Information Security
- M.S. in Information Technology - Mobility
- M.S. in Information Technology - Software Management
Materials Science and Engineering
- B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering
- M.S. in Additive Manufacturing
- M.S. in Computational Materials Science and Engineering
- M.S. in Materials Science
- M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering
- M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering and Integrated Study in Computer Science
- Ph.D. in Materials Science
- Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
- M.S. in Computational Design and Manufacturing
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering - Advanced Study
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering - Research
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
College of Fine Arts
Architecture
- B. of Architecture (5-year program)
- B.A. in Architecture
- M. of Advanced Architectural Design
- M. of Architecture
- M.S. in Architecture
- M.S. in Building Performance and Diagnostics
- M.S. in Computational Design
- M.S. in Sustainable Design
- M.S. in Sustainable Design (Advanced Studies)
- M.S. in Sustainable Design (Applied Studies)
- M. of Tangible Interaction Design
- M. of Urban Design
- D. of Professional Practice in Advanced Architectural Design
- D. of Professional Practice in Architecture
- Ph.D. in Architecture
- Ph.D. in Building Performance and Diagnostics
- Ph.D. in Computational Design
Art
- B.F.A. in Art
- M.F.A. in Art
Design
- B. of Design
- M.A. in Design
- M. of Design in Design for Interactions
- M. of Design in Interaction Design
- M. of Professional Studies in Design for Interactions
- D. of Design
- Ph.D. in Communication De
- Ph.D. in Design
Drama
- B.F.A. in Drama
- M.F.A. in Costume Design
- M.F.A. in Costume Production
- M.F.A. in Directing
- M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing
- M.F.A. in Lighting Design
- M.F.A. in Scene Design
- M.F.A. in Sound Design
- M.F.A. in Stage and Production Management
- M.F.A. in Technical Direction
- M.F.A. in Video and Media Design
Music
- B.F.A. in Music (Composition)
- B.F.A. in Music Performance (various disciplines)
- B.S. in Music and Technology (jointly with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Computer Science)
- M. Music in Composition
- M. Music in Music Education
- M. Music in Performance (various disciplines)
- M.S. in Music and Technology (jointly with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Computer Science)
Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Interdepartmental
- B.A./B.S.in Ethics, History, and Public Policy (jointly offered by the Departments of History and Philosophy)
- B.S. in Information Systems
- B.A. in Linguistics (jointly offered by the Departments of English, Languages, Cultures, and Applied Linguistics, Philosophy, and Psychology)
- B.S. in Neuroscience (jointly offered by the Department of Biological Sciences and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition)
- B.S. in Psychology and Biological Sciences (jointly offered by the Departments of Psychology and Biological Sciences)
- B.S. in Statistics and Machine Learning (jointly offered by the Department of Statistics and Data Science and the School of Computer Science)
CARNEGIE MELLON INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
- B.S. in International Relations and Political Science
- B.S. in Political Science, Security, and Technology
- B.S. in Economics and Politics
- M.S. in Security, Technology, and International Relations
- Master of Information Technology Strategy
Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition
- Ph.D. in Neural Computation
- Ph.D. in Neural Computation and Machine Learning
- Ph.D. in Neural Computation and Statistics
English
- B.A. in Creative Writing
- B.A. in Film and Visual Media
- B.A. in Literature and Culture
- B.A. in Professional Writing
- B.S. in Technical Writing
- M.A. in Global Communication and Applied Translation
- M.A. in Literary and Cultural Studies
- M.A. in Professional Writing
- M.A. in Rhetoric
- Ph.D. in Literary and Cultural Studies
- Ph.D. in Rhetoric
History
- B.A. in Global Studies
- B.A./B.S. in Social and Political History
- M.A. in History
- Ph.D. in History
Languages, Cultures, and Applied Linguistics
- B.A. in Chinese Studies
- B.A. in French and Francophone Studies
- B.A. in German Studies
- B.A. in Hispanic Studies
- B.A. in Japanese Studies
- B.A. in Russian Studies
- M.A. in Applied Second Language Acquisition
- M.A. in Second Language Acquisition
- Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition
Philosophy
- B.A. in Philosophy
- B.S. in Logic and Computation
- M.A. in Philosophy
- M.S. in Logic, Computation and Methodology
- Ph.D. in Logic, Computation and Methodology
- Ph.D. in Philosophy
- Ph.D. in Pure and Applied Logic
Psychology
- B.A./B.S. in Psychology
- B.S. in Cognitive Science
- Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience
- Ph.D. in Psychology
- Ph.D. in Psychology and Behavioral Decision Research (jointly with the Department of Social and Decision Sciences)
Social and Decision Sciences
- B.S. in Behavioral Economics
- B.S. in Decision Science
- B.S. in Policy and Management
- M.S. in Behavioral Decision Research
- M.S. in Social and Decision Sciences
- Ph.D. in Behavioral Decision Research
- Ph.D. in Behavioral Economics (jointly with Tepper School of Business)
- Ph.D. in Behavioral Marketing and Decision Research (jointly with Tepper School of Business)
- Ph.D. in Psychology and Behavioral Decision Research (jointly with the Department of Psychology)
- Ph.D. in Social and Decision Sciences
Statistics and Data Science
- B.S. in Statistics
- B.S. in Statistics (Mathematical Sciences Track)
- B.S. in Statistics (Statistics and Neuroscience Track)
- B.S. in Statistics and Machine Learning (jointly with the School of Computer Science)
- B.S. in Economics and Statistics
- M. of Statistical Practices
- Ph.D. in Neural Cognition and Statistics (jointly with the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition)
- Ph.D. in Statistics
- Ph.D. in Statistics and Engineering and Public Policy (jointly with the Department of Engineering and Public Policy)
- Ph.D. in Statistics and Machine Learning (jointly with the Department of Machine Learning)
- Ph.D. in Statistics and Public Policy (jointly with the Heinz College)
Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy
Information Security
- M.S. in Information Security Policy and Management
Information Systems
- M. of Information Systems Management
- M. of Information Systems Management in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
- Ph.D. in Information Systems and Management
Information Technology
- M.S. in Information Technology (Business Intelligence and Data Analytics)
- M.S. in Information Technology (IT Management)
- M.S. in Information Technology (Information Security and Assurance)
- M.S. in Information Technology (Software Design and Management)
Arts Management
- M. of Arts Management (jointly with the College of Fine Arts)
- M. of Arts Management (jointly with the College of Fine Arts) and J.D. (jointly with the University of Pittsburgh School of Law)
Entertainment Industry Management
- M. of Entertainment Industry Management (jointly with the College of Fine Arts)
Health Care Policy and Management
- M.S. in Health Care Analytics and Information Technology
Medical Management
- M. of Medical Management
Public Management
- M. of Public Management
Public Policy and Management
- M.S. in Public Policy and Management
- M.S. in Public Policy and Management (Data Analytics)
- M.S. in Public Policy and Management and M.B.A. (jointly with Tepper School of Business)
- M.S. in Public Policy and Management and J.D. (jointly with the University of Pittsburgh School of Law)
- M.S. in Public Policy and Management and M. of Divinity (jointly with the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary)
- Ph.D. in Economics and Public Policy (jointly with the Tepper School of Business)
- Ph.D. in Machine Learning and Public Policy (jointly with the School of Computer Science)
- Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management
- Ph.D. in Statistics and Public Policy (jointly with Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Mellon College of Science
Interdepartmental
- B.S. in Mathematical Sciences and Economics (jointly offered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Undergraduate Economics Program)
- Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biological Sciences
- B.A. in Biological Sciences
- B.S. in Biological Sciences
- B.S. in Biological Sciences/Neuroscience Track
- B.S. in Biological Sciences and Psychology (jointly with the Department of Psychology)
- B.S. in Neuroscience (jointly with the Department of Psychology)
- M.S. in Biological Sciences
- Ph.D. in Biological Sciences
Chemistry
- B.A. in Chemistry
- B.S. in Chemistry
- B.S. in Chemistry/Biological Chemistry Track
- M.S. in Chemistry
- M.S. in Colloids, Polymers, and Surfaces (jointly with the Department of Chemical Engineering)
- Ph.D. in Chemistry
Mathematical Sciences
- B.S. in Mathematical Sciences
- M.S. in Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization
- M.S. in Mathematical Sciences
- M.S. in Computational Finance (jointly with the Department of Statistics, the H. John Heinz III College, and the Tepper School of Business)
- D.A. in Mathematical Sciences
- Ph.D. in Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization
- Ph.D. in Mathematical Finance
- Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences
- Ph.D. in Pure and Applied Logic (jointly with the Department of Philosophy and the School of Computer Science)
Physics
- B.A. in Physics
- B.S. in Physics
- M.S. in Physics
- Ph.D. in Applied Physics
- Ph.D. in Physics
School of Computer Science
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Computer Science
- B.S. in Computer Science (jointly with the Institute for Software Research)
- B.S. in Music and Technology (jointly with the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Music)
- M.S. in Computer Science
- M.S. in Computer Science - Foundational Studies
- M.S. in Computer Science - Research
- M.S. in Computer Science - Research Thesis
- M.S. in Computer Science (5th Year Scholars Program only)
- Ph.D. in Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization (jointly with the Department of Mathematical Sciences and Tepper School of Business)
- Ph.D. in Computer Science
- Ph.D. in Pure and Applied Logic (jointly with the Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Department of Philosophy)
Computational Biology Department
- B.S. in Computational Biology
- M.S. in Automated Science - Biological Experimentation
- M.S. in Computational Biology
- Ph.D. in Computational Biology
Human-Computer Interaction
- B.S. in Human-Computer Interaction
- M. of Human-Computer Interaction
- M. of Human-Computer Interaction (5th Year Scholars Program only)
- M. of Educational Technology & Applied Learning Sciences (jointly with the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences)
- M.S. in Product Management (jointly with Tepper School of Business)
- Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction
Institute for Software Research
- M. of Software Engineering in Embedded Systems
- M. of Software Engineering in Scalable Systems
- M. of Software Engineering in Software Engineering
- M.S. in Information Technology - Privacy Engineering
- Ph.D. in Societal Computing
- Ph.D. in Software Engineering
Language Technologies Institute
- M.S. in Artificial Intelligence and Innovation
- M.S. in Intelligent Information Systems
- M.S. in Intelligent Information Systems - Advanced Study
- M.S. in Language Technologies
- M. of Computational Data Science
- Ph.D. in Language and Information Technologies
Machine Learning
- M.S. in Machine Learning
- M.S. in Machine Learning (5th Year Scholars Program only)
- Ph.D. in Machine Learning
- Ph.D. in Machine Learning & Public Policy (jointly with the Heinz College)
- Ph.D. in Neural Computation and Machine Learning (jointly with Center for Neural Basis of Cognition)
- Ph.D. in Statistics and Machine Learning (jointly with the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Robotics Institute
- B.S. in Robotics
- M.S. in Computer Vision
- M.S. in Robotics
- M.S. in Robotics (5th Year Scholars Program only)
- M.S. in Robotic Systems Development
- Ph.D. in Robotics
David A. Tepper School of Business
Business Administration
Economics
Industrial Administration
- M. of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
- M.B.A./M.S. in Public Policy Management (jointly with Heinz College)
- M.B.A./M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering (in association with Carnegie Institute of Technology)
- M.B.A. and J.D. in Law (jointly with the University of Pittsburgh Law School)
- M.B.A/M.S. in Health Care Policy Management (jointly with Heinz College)
- M.B.A/M.S in Software Engineering (jointly with the School of Computer Science)
- M.S. in Business Analytics
- M.S. in Computational Finance (jointly with Dietrich College, the Mellon College of Science, and Heinz College)
- M.S. in Product Management
- Ph.D. in Accounting
- Ph.D. in Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization (jointly with the School of Computer Science and Department of Mathematical Sciences)
- Ph.D. in Economics
- Ph.D. in Finance
- Ph.D. in Information Systems
- Ph.D. in Management of Manufacturing and Automation (with Robotics Institute)
- Ph.D. in Marketing
- Ph.D. in Operations Management and Manufacturing
- Ph.D. in Operations Research
- Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Theory
- Ph.D. in Economics and Public Policy (jointly with Heinz College)
- Ph.D. in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Technological Change (jointly with the Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Heinz College, and the Department of Engineering and Public Policy)
University-Wide, Interdisciplinary, and Joint Degree Programs
Architecture-Engineering-Construction Management Program
- M.S. in Architecture-Engineering-Construction Management (jointly with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Architecture)
- Ph.D. in Architecture-Engineering-Construction Management (jointly with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Architecture)
BXA Intercollege Degree Programs
- B. of Computer Science and Arts (jointly with the School of Computer Science and the College of Fine Arts)
- B. of Engineering Studies and Arts (jointly with the College of Engineering and the College of Fine Arts)
- B. of Humanities and Arts (jointly with the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Fine Arts)
- B. of Science and Arts (jointly with the Mellon College of Science and the College of Fine Arts)
- B.S. in an engineering discipline with an additional major in Engineering and Arts (jointly with the College of Engineering and College of Fine Arts)
Communication Planning and Information Design Program
- M. Design in Communication Planning and Information Design (jointly with the School of Design and the Department of English)
Computational Finance Program
- B.S. in Computational Finance (jointly with the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Heinz College, Mellon College of Science and Tepper School of Business)
- M.S. in Computational Finance (jointly with the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Heinz College, Mellon College of Science and Tepper School of Business)
Entertainment Technology Center
- M. of Entertainment Technology
information technology strategy
- Master of Information Technology Strategy (MITS) (jointly with the College of Engineering, School of Computer Science and the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology)
Integrated Innovation Institute
- M. of Integrated Innovation for Products and Services
- M. of Integrated Innovation for Products and Services - Advanced Study
- M.S. in Software Management (Silicon Valley campus)
Science and Humanities Scholars Program
- B.A./B.S. in various disciplines (jointly with the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Mellon College of Science)