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

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

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

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

History

Languages, Cultures, and Applied Linguistics

Philosophy

Psychology

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

Qatar Biological Sciences

  • B.S. in Biological Sciences

Qatar Business Administration

  • B.S. in Business Administration

Qatar Computer Science

  • B.S. in Computer Science
  • B.S. in Computational Biology

Qatar Information Systems

  • B.S. in Information Systems
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