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Carnegie Mellon University Bachelor’s in Applied Mathematics

28 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Applied Mathematics is a major offered under the mathematics and statistics program of study at Carnegie Mellon University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in applied math, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Carnegie Mellon Bachelor’s in Applied Math

#14 in the U.S
#2 in Pennsylvania

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Carnegie Mellon is in the top 10% of the country for applied math. More specifically it was ranked #14 out of 177 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Carnegie Mellon.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 7
Best Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 8
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Applied Mathematics Graduates 9
Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 10
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Applied Mathematics Graduates 11
Best Applied Mathematics Colleges for Veterans 12
Best Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools 12
Highest Paid Applied Mathematics Graduates 13
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Applied Mathematics Graduates 13
Best Applied Mathematics Schools 14
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) 18
Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 18
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) 19
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $48-$75k) 22
Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools 23
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $0-$30k) 27
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) 28
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $48-$75k) 28
Best Value Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) 31
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $0-$30k) 33
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $75-$110k) 37
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics 40
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics 40
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics 41
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $48-$75k) 42
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics 45
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $75-$110k) 45
Best Value Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $48-$75k) 46
Best Value Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $0-$30k) 51
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (With Aid) 52
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income Over $110k) 53
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $0-$30k) 53
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $75-$110k) 77
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (With Aid) 80
Most Popular Colleges for Applied Mathematics 84
Best Value Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income $75-$110k) 85
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income Over $110k) 93
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (With Aid) 95
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics 95
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics 96
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics 96
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income Over $110k) 110
Most Focused Colleges for Applied Mathematics 140
Best Value Colleges for Applied Mathematics (With Aid) 142
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics 145
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics 149
Best Value Colleges for Applied Mathematics (Income Over $110k) 166
Best Value Colleges for Applied Mathematics 168

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Applied Math 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. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out 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 Bachelor’s in Applied Math?

Online degrees for the Carnegie Mellon applied math 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 Applied Math

28 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
35.7% Women
35.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 28 bachelor’s degrees in applied math handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 35.7% of the applied math students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 35.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in applied math at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020, 35.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Bachelor’s in Applied Math Focus Areas at Carnegie Mellon

Applied Mathematics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Computational Mathematics 16
Financial Mathematics 12

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to applied mathematics.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics 26
Statistics 169
Other Statistics 38

View All Applied Mathematics Related Majors >

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.

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