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Carnegie Mellon University PhD in Computer Information Systems

45 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Computer Information Systems is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Carnegie Mellon University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in CIS, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in CIS from Carnegie Mellon Cost?

$47,326 Average Tuition and Fees

Carnegie Mellon Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Carnegie Mellon paid an average of $633 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$46,441$46,441
Fees$885$885

Does Carnegie Mellon Offer an Online PhD in CIS?

Online degrees for the Carnegie Mellon CIS doctor’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 Doctorate Student Diversity for CIS

45 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
26.7% Women
6.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 45 doctor’s degrees in CIS awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 26.7% of the CIS students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 22.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 6.7% of the CIS doctor’s degrees at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian3
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White8
International Students30
Other Races/Ethnicities4

PhD in CIS Focus Areas at Carnegie Mellon

Computer Information Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Artificial Intelligence28
Information Technology10
Other Computer & Information Sciences7

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer information systems.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Computer Science23

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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.

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