The most popular undergraduate major at Carnegie Mellon University is Computer Science followed by Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. A list of all 75 available majors and annual graduates is presented below. Also of interest, median earnings for Carnegie Mellon University graduates by major.
Computer and Information Sciences |
Graduates |
Information Technology | 23 |
Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 3 |
Computer Science | 177 |
Education |
Graduates |
Multicultural Education | 1 |
Engineering |
Graduates |
Engineering | 22 |
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 44 |
Chemical Engineering | 61 |
Civil Engineering | 32 |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 131 |
Mechanical Engineering | 89 |
Operations Research | 16 |
Foreign Languages |
Graduates |
Linguistics | 1 |
Chinese Language and Literature | 4 |
Japanese Language and Literature | 3 |
German Language and Literature | 1 |
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 |
French Language and Literature | 2 |
Spanish Language and Literature | 4 |
English and Literature |
Graduates |
English Language and Literature | 4 |
Creative Writing | 17 |
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 19 |
Rhetoric and Composition | 1 |
Liberal Arts and Humanities |
Graduates |
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 20 |
Biology |
Graduates |
Biology/Biological Sciences | 56 |
Biometry/Biometrics | 3 |
Mathematics |
Graduates |
Mathematics | 36 |
Mathematics, Other | 1 |
Computational Mathematics | 4 |
Financial Mathematics | 6 |
Statistics | 13 |
Mathematical Statistics and Probability | 1 |
Mathematics and Statistics, Other | 3 |
General Studies |
Graduates |
Systems Science and Theory | 85 |
Biopsychology | 19 |
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis | 4 |
International/Global Studies | 3 |
Cognitive Science | 6 |
Philosophy and Religious Studies |
Graduates |
Philosophy | 2 |
Logic | 1 |
Applied and Professional Ethics | 4 |
Architecture |
Graduates |
Architecture | 61 |
Physical Sciences |
Graduates |
Chemistry | 52 |
Physics | 24 |
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics | 1 |
Materials Science | 36 |
Psychology |
Graduates |
Psychology | 27 |
Human Services |
Graduates |
Public Policy Analysis | 15 |
Social Sciences |
Graduates |
Economics | 44 |
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 15 |
International Relations and Affairs | 10 |
Political Science and Government | 6 |
Ethnic Studies |
Graduates |
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 1 |
Visual and Performing Arts |
Graduates |
Digital Arts | 1 |
Design and Visual Communications | 21 |
Industrial and Product Design | 25 |
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | 45 |
Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 1 |
Art/Art Studies | 28 |
Music Performance | 9 |
Music Theory and Composition | 4 |
Voice and Opera | 13 |
Stringed Instruments | 3 |
Music, Other | 2 |
Business |
Graduates |
Business Administration and Management | 42 |
Operations Management and Supervision | 10 |
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 2 |
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 10 |
Finance | 41 |
International Business/Trade/Commerce | 4 |
Information Resources Management | 4 |
Management Information Systems and Services, Other | 1 |
Actuarial Science | 1 |
Marketing/Marketing Management | 15 |
History |
Graduates |
History | 2 |
History, Other | 3 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=211440 IPEDS survey data for Carnegie Mellon University.