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Master's · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Is Computer Software and Media Applications at Carnegie Mellon University worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 6.2 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
Not enough graduates to report
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$122,005
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$161,583
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
$171k (likely $171k – $171k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$50k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in PA
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
6.2 years (likely 4.4–9.0)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
$51k (likely −$122k – $271k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
$622k (likely $277k – $1.11M)
Today's dollars

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