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Carnegie Mellon University BS in General Engineering

26 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is General Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

General Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Carnegie Mellon University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Carnegie Mellon BS in Engineering

#23 in the U.S
#4 in Pennsylvania

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Carnegie Mellon was ranked #23 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for engineering majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #4 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Carnegie Mellon.

Ranking TypeRank
Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans8
Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools9
Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools10
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k)10
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering11
Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools12
Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k)19
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering20
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k)23
Best General Engineering Schools23
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k)24
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k)25
Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans25
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k)25
Best General Engineering Colleges for Veterans27
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k)31
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering32
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k)34
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Engineering Graduates35
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (With Aid)38
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering38
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree General Engineering Graduates41
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k)41
Best Value Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k)46
Highest Paid Master’s Degree General Engineering Graduates53
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k)54
Most Popular Colleges for General Engineering55
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k)56
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k)57
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering68
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (With Aid)69
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering74
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering75
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering78
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k)79
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k)80
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (With Aid)84
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering84
Best Value Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k)88
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k)90
Best Value Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k)99
Highest Paid General Engineering Graduates143
Best Value Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k)146
Best Value Colleges for General Engineering (With Aid)159
Best Value Colleges for General Engineering164
Best Value Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k)176
Most Focused Colleges for General Engineering226

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Engineering from Carnegie Mellon Cost?

$58,485 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Carnegie Mellon Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Carnegie Mellon paid an average of $800 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$57,560$57,560
Fees$925$925
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$15,550$15,550
On Campus Other Expenses$1,400$1,400

Learn more about Carnegie Mellon tuition and fees.

Does Carnegie Mellon Offer an Online BS in Engineering?

Online degrees for the Carnegie Mellon engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Carnegie Mellon Online Learning page.

Carnegie Mellon Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering

26 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
57.7% Women
38.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 26 bachelor’s degrees in engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in engineering in 2019-2020, 57.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in engineering at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020, 38.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian5
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White12
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities4

BS in Engineering Focus Areas at Carnegie Mellon

General Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Engineering26

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general engineering.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering42
Chemical Engineering40
Civil Engineering25
Electrical Engineering140
Mechanical Engineering130

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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