Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Private Non-Profit
Operations Research at Carnegie Mellon University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.2% reported program-share signal, $31,944 school-wide net price, and $114,862 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 12 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.2% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~12
- Schools with reported signal
- 28
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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.2%), school-wide average net price ($31,944), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($114,862), and peer averages from 28 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 28 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($7,831 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($29,393 above). Together, those evidence points place Carnegie Mellon University in the top 54% 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.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 0.3% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 3.8% reported share · $6,128 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.5% reported share · $12,116 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 0.5% reported share · $20,111 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 1.7% reported share · $13,481 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 0.4% reported share · $13,370 net A+ 
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · 0.1% reported share · $14,355 net A 
Harvard University Cambridge, MA · 0.0% reported share · $19,066 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Operations Research accounts for 0.2% of reported programs at Carnegie Mellon University, which is bigger than 43% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 12 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 $7,831 above the $24,113 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 $29,393 above the $85,469 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 #15 of 28 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.