SCS Master’s Programs Comparison Data

Notes

Internships and Culminating Activities

• Internships are typically taken away from campus during the summer semester; some programs allow on-campus summers without classes or tuition, typically involving research.
• A culminating activity involves more work than most classes, draws on learning from the rest of the program, produces a document and presentation, and satisfies a graduation requirement.

Admissions

• Selectivity is the ratio of student applications offered acceptance over applications received; some programs' requirements may diminish qualified candidates significantly.
• GRE score ranges are 25th percentile to 75th percentile; for example, 25% of the students offered acceptance by CMU had a score below the 25th percentile.
• GRE quantitative and verbal are scored between 130 and 170 in one-point increments. GRE analytical is scored between 0 and 6 in 0.5 increments.
• For percentiles of all test takers, view GRE General Test Interpretive Data.
• Enrolled includes deferrals from prior year who entered this year.

Post-Degree Placement

• Data for students graduating in August 2024, December 2024 or May 2025. No salary statistics are reported when fewer than four salaries are reported.
• Cont'd Educ means some graduates continued in another educational program (Ph.D.). Seeking means still seeking a desired destination.
• By popularity means in order of the destinations receiving the most students. Employers are only listed if they hired two or more students.
• After completion, professional program students typically obtain jobs in industry. Research program students typically enter Ph.D. programs.
  
  * Students who obtained a master's degree while enrolled in a Ph.D. program are omitted.