Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Private Non-Profit
Computational Science at Carnegie Mellon University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 73 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~73
- Schools with reported signal
- 81
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 11.7%
- Graduation rate
- 94.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $31,944/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $127,776
- Median debt
- $21,750
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $114,862/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 81 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($11,842 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($48,813 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 48% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
New College of Florida Sarasota, FL · 8.8% reported share · $7,195 net A+ Florida International University Miami, FL · 0.0% reported share · $9,288 net A University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI · 1.2% reported share · $9,492 net A Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN · 0.1% reported share · $7,888 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Computational Science accounts for 1% of reported programs at Carnegie Mellon University, which is bigger than 88% of schools in this field set and 1.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 73 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Carnegie Mellon University's average net price is $31,944 per year, about $127,776 over four years. That is $11,842 above the $20,102 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $114,862 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $48,813 above the $66,049 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Carnegie Mellon University #39 of 81 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.