United StatesPittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University

Private nonprofit · Excellent evidence

Value74/100
Excellent evidence87/100 profile coverage

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Admissions100
Value100
Career65
Experience80
Location91
Annual university cost$81,297Tuition plus recorded living cost
General acceptance11%Not a personal probability
Graduation93%Source cohort definition varies
Median earnings$114,86210 years after entry/completion

Scorecard

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Academic94
Career100
Evidence coverage87

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    City / metro settingMajor metropolitan areaPrincipal city in Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area; Census 2024. Metro population at least 1 million.
    Monthly student budget allocation$1,456Reported annual student living budget divided by 12; academic-year coverage may differ. Not a citywide or post-graduation budget.

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    Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

    Metropolitan-area residents, not just Pittsburgh or the student population.

    Employed residents · age 16+1,225,861
    Residents aged 22–2485,962
    Residents aged 25–29147,814

    Largest industries by employment share

    Education & health27.5% · 337,181 employed residents
    Professional & business services12.5% · 152,944 employed residents
    Retail10.8% · 132,200 employed residents

    Broad employer industries, not roles or job vacancies. Annual survey estimates include commuters working outside the metro.

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    Rankings

    Reputation & career strength.

    Univised career benchmarks

    Engineering#86Limited confidence · Estimated0.88× career presence
    How estimated

    Evidence-adjusted career presence. The 0.88× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Raw observed/expected ratio: 0.50×. The same continuous evidence adjustment applies to every school: 1 + evidence weight × (raw ratio − 1). Evidence weight: 0.235. Small expected cohorts and disagreement between cohort definitions reduce this weight. Traditional reputation does not change a direct rating.

    With alternative stability settings, this rating ranges from 0.78× to 0.93×. This is a model-sensitivity check, not a confidence interval or range of hiring odds.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Technology & computing#54Limited confidence0.86× career presence
    How estimated

    Evidence-adjusted career presence. The 0.86× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Raw observed/expected ratio: 0.84×. The same continuous evidence adjustment applies to every school: 1 + evidence weight × (raw ratio − 1). Evidence weight: 0.927. Small expected cohorts and disagreement between cohort definitions reduce this weight. Traditional reputation does not change a direct rating.

    With alternative stability settings, this rating ranges from 0.85× to 0.87×. This is a model-sensitivity check, not a confidence interval or range of hiring odds.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Consulting#42Limited confidence · Estimated0.98× career presence
    How estimated

    Evidence-adjusted career presence. The 0.98× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Raw observed/expected ratio: 0.95×. The same continuous evidence adjustment applies to every school: 1 + evidence weight × (raw ratio − 1). Evidence weight: 0.314. Small expected cohorts and disagreement between cohort definitions reduce this weight. Traditional reputation does not change a direct rating.

    With alternative stability settings, this rating ranges from 0.97× to 0.99×. This is a model-sensitivity check, not a confidence interval or range of hiring odds.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Finance & accounting#24Limited confidence · Estimated1.11× career presence
    How estimated

    Evidence-adjusted career presence. The 1.11× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Raw observed/expected ratio: 1.87×. The same continuous evidence adjustment applies to every school: 1 + evidence weight × (raw ratio − 1). Evidence weight: 0.120. Small expected cohorts and disagreement between cohort definitions reduce this weight. Traditional reputation does not change a direct rating.

    With alternative stability settings, this rating ranges from 1.06× to 1.22×. This is a model-sensitivity check, not a confidence interval or range of hiring odds.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Law & legal services#38Limited confidence · Estimated1.01× career presence
    How estimated

    Evidence-adjusted career presence. The 1.01× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Raw observed/expected ratio: 1.30×. The same continuous evidence adjustment applies to every school: 1 + evidence weight × (raw ratio − 1). Evidence weight: 0.039. Small expected cohorts and disagreement between cohort definitions reduce this weight. Traditional reputation does not change a direct rating.

    With alternative stability settings, this rating ranges from 1.01× to 1.03×. This is a model-sensitivity check, not a confidence interval or range of hiring odds.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Retail & consumer goods#40Limited confidence · Estimated0.94× career presence
    How estimated

    Evidence-adjusted career presence. The 0.94× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Raw observed/expected ratio: 0.50×. The same continuous evidence adjustment applies to every school: 1 + evidence weight × (raw ratio − 1). Evidence weight: 0.119. Small expected cohorts and disagreement between cohort definitions reduce this weight. Traditional reputation does not change a direct rating.

    With alternative stability settings, this rating ranges from 0.87× to 0.97×. This is a model-sensitivity check, not a confidence interval or range of hiring odds.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Career ratings adjust for evidence strength. Compatible-school estimates are used only where supported; a neutral fallback means unknown, not measured average performance. These are not hiring odds or degree-quality measurements.

    Creative paths

    Where creative careers have started.

    Documented education links for notable people—not graduation counts or hiring odds. This initial Wikidata snapshot samples up to 500 links per field.

    University context

    A little more perspective.

    Academic environmentStudent-to-staff ratio11.9Times Higher Education historical archive · 2024
    Academic environmentSubjects listed22Times Higher Education historical archive · 2024
    Student demographicsFemale-to-male ratio44 : 56Times Higher Education historical archive · 2024
    Student demographicsInternational students44%Times Higher Education historical archive · 2024

    Campus community

    Faith & belonging

    No reported institutional religious affiliation

    Institutional affiliation does not describe students’ individual beliefs. A verified campus-wide religious breakdown is not available in this dataset.

    Campus experience

    Campus ratings and verifiable strengths.

    Industry strengths

    Engineering · 0.88× estimated career presence · LimitedTechnology · 0.86× career presence · LimitedConsulting · 0.98× estimated career presence · LimitedFinance and Accounting · 1.11× estimated career presence · LimitedLegal Services · 1.01× estimated career presence · LimitedRetail and Consumer Goods · 0.94× estimated career presence · Limited

    Observed employment evidence where supported; otherwise ranking-informed or comparable-school estimates. These school-level ratings do not verify programme availability or hiring probability.

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    223 matching programs

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    PhilosophyBachelors Degree$49,683 PhilosophyDoctoral Degree$52,107 PhilosophyMaster's Degree$41,342 Physical SciencesBachelors Degree$39,009 Physical Sciences, OtherBachelors Degree$41,184 PhysicsBachelors Degree$59,417 PhysicsDoctoral Degree$87,754 PhysicsMaster's Degree$66,207 Political Science and GovernmentBachelors Degree$43,256 Psychology, GeneralBachelors Degree$29,685 Psychology, GeneralDoctoral Degree$59,191 Psychology, GeneralMaster's Degree$46,048 Psychology, OtherBachelors Degree$37,884 Psychology, OtherDoctoral Degree$67,637 Psychology, OtherMaster's Degree$46,048 Public AdministrationDoctoral Degree$85,390 Public AdministrationMaster's Degree$63,005 Public Policy AnalysisBachelors Degree$56,415 Public Policy AnalysisDoctoral Degree$85,390 Public Policy AnalysisMaster's Degree$71,575 Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelors Degree$35,131 Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationMaster's Degree$61,860 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelors Degree$42,682 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesDoctoral Degree$51,607 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's Degree$57,318 Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelors Degree$46,380 Science, Technology and SocietyBachelors Degree$41,844 Science, Technology and SocietyDoctoral Degree$58,740 Science, Technology and SocietyMaster's Degree$51,412 Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelors Degree$40,092

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