Top Ranked Programs
Carnegie Mellon University's program mix is engineering-led, with Engineering accounting for 23% of graduates and Arts contributing 7%. Business adds another 7%, rounding out a portfolio that leans heavily toward quantitative and applied-technology fields. The largest program by cohort is Computer Science with 255 graduates, followed by Statistics (189 graduates), Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (166 graduates), Business Administration (138 graduates), and Systems Science and Theory (118 graduates). That concentration in computing and engineering — fields with sustained national demand — shapes both the institution's earnings profile and the career trajectories available to graduates. For context on how these fields align with broader labor-market trends, see the [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/). The strongest four-year earnings come from Computer Science, where graduates earn median earnings of $268,121 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #1 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering follows with median earnings of $250,168 and a national rank of #1, while Azimuth ranks Artificial Intelligence #4 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $187,437. Computer Science — the institution's largest program — combines scale (255 graduates) with median earnings of $268,121, and Azimuth ranks it #1 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That combination of cohort size and strong pay makes it the highest aggregate-return program at Carnegie Mellon University, as described in [how Azimuth evaluates programs](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/). Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, and Computer Science are high-mobility pathways where graduates typically enter the national labor market directly — four-year earnings in these fields closely reflect workforce outcomes rather than undercounting due to graduate-school deferrals. By contrast, programs like Business Administration and Systems Science and Theory include a meaningful share of graduates who continue to graduate or professional study, meaning four-year earnings for those cohorts may understate lifetime trajectory. Across 39 programs serving roughly 1,936 students annually, 20 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold — a high share that reflects the breadth and depth of Carnegie Mellon University's degree portfolio in applied and quantitative fields. ```