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Computer & IS Security at Carnegie Mellon University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Computer & IS Security, consider the program at Carnegie Mellon University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Carnegie Mellon University sits in Pittsburgh, PA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 108 computer & is security graduations were recorded at Carnegie Mellon University.

Online & Distance Learning at Carnegie Mellon University

Online coursework is an option at Carnegie Mellon University. Of 15,888 students, 554 (3%) studied exclusively online and 3,497 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Computer & IS Security Rankings at Carnegie Mellon University

These rankings give you a sense of how Carnegie Mellon University’s Computer & IS Security program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Pennsylvania	#1 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#2 of 27
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#5 of 130
Best Value	Pennsylvania	#5 of 6
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#13 of 27
Best Value	Nationwide	#72 of 130

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Computer & IS Security graduates at Carnegie Mellon University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Computer & IS Security graduates at Carnegie Mellon University are 42% women (45) and 58% men (63).

Computer & IS Security Master’s Program at Carnegie Mellon University

Among the 108 master’s computer & is security degrees awarded at Carnegie Mellon University, 42% were women (45) and 58% were men (63).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Computer & IS Security master’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	17
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1
Asian	7
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	78
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 10% of Computer & IS Security master’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon University, lower than the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Careers Related to Computer & IS Security

Graduates of the Computer & IS Security program at Carnegie Mellon University commonly work in the following types of careers:

Occupation	Median Annual Wage
Information Security Analysts	$111,930
Database Architects	$148,480
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$117,478
Database Administrators	$79,696
Computer Network Architects	$63,411
Computer Network Support Specialists	$107,799
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$99,018
Data Warehousing Specialists	$117,424
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$175,079

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.