Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Private, nonprofit

All 42 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr). Another 180 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,097
$30k to $48k	$6,994
$48k to $75k	$14,468
$75k to $110k	$24,865
$110k and up	$51,480
All families (average)	$31,944

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

42 of 222 programs could be assessed 19% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$193,154	+$156,656	clears the bar	$61,305	0.4 yrs	667
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$209,847	+$173,349	clears the bar	$61,500	0.4 yrs	337
Management Science	Master's Degree	$169,421 1-year earnings	+$132,923	clears the bar	$80,887	0.6 yrs	297
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$268,121	+$231,623	clears the bar	$21,442	0.1 yrs	255
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$156,743	+$120,245	clears the bar	$21,000	0.2 yrs	189
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$146,578	+$110,080	clears the bar	$51,970	0.5 yrs	169
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$250,168	+$213,670	clears the bar	$22,224	0.1 yrs	166
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$160,783	+$124,285	clears the bar	$23,250	0.2 yrs	138
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$127,603	+$91,105	clears the bar	$34,193	0.4 yrs	121
Systems Science and Theory	Bachelor's Degree	$146,929	+$110,431	clears the bar	$23,250	0.2 yrs	118
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$105,623	+$69,125	clears the bar	$22,777	0.3 yrs	113
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$187,437	+$150,939	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	100
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$103,268	+$66,770	clears the bar	$41,000	0.6 yrs	98
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$109,648	+$73,150	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	65
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Master's Degree	$221,170	+$184,672	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$75,083 1-year earnings	+$38,585	clears the bar	$65,577	1.7 yrs	58
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$144,886	+$108,388	clears the bar	$22,020	0.2 yrs	55
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$40,073	+$3,575	clears the bar	$25,000	7.0 yrs	53
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	$59,727	+$23,229	clears the bar	$70,864	3.1 yrs	53
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$110,378	+$73,880	clears the bar	$23,125	0.3 yrs	44
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	$113,586	+$77,088	clears the bar	$111,064	1.4 yrs	42
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$126,105	+$89,607	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Music	Master's Degree	$39,953	+$3,455	clears the bar	$50,693	14.7 yrs	39
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,514 1-year earnings	+$12,016	clears the bar	$29,000	2.4 yrs	36
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$105,199	+$68,701	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Statistics	Master's Degree	$132,407	+$95,909	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$150,366	+$113,868	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$145,741	+$109,243	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Materials Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$119,715	+$83,217	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$82,433	+$45,935	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$53,726	+$17,228	clears the bar	$21,281	1.2 yrs	33
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$138,588	+$102,090	clears the bar	$24,500	0.2 yrs	31
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$62,027	+$25,529	clears the bar	$25,515	1.0 yrs	26
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$78,716	+$42,218	clears the bar	$29,204	0.7 yrs	23
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$71,205	+$34,707	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$110,208	+$73,710	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$84,419	+$47,921	clears the bar	$40,772	0.9 yrs	19
Theatre	Master's Degree	$52,930	+$16,432	clears the bar	$79,859	4.9 yrs	19
Cognitive Science	Bachelor's Degree	$162,106	+$125,608	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Design	Master's Degree	$120,888 1-year earnings	+$84,390	clears the bar	$64,233	0.8 yrs	11
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$73,439	+$36,941	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$208,503	+$172,005	clears the bar	$110,500	0.6 yrs	0
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	117
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	81
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Computational Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Materials Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$24,431	insufficient data	27
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Human Computer Interaction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Materials Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biopsychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Engineering Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Operations Research	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Behavioral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Design	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering Mechanics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering Mechanics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Construction Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Architecture	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Science, Technology and Society	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Behavioral Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Psychology, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Policy Analysis	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Management Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Construction Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Operations Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering-Related Fields	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,498/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.