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MS Information Technology - Information Security (MSIT-IS) at Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University, United States

Programme overview

The MS in Information Technology - Information Security is a bicoastal INI programme integrating information security principles with the skills to evaluate and implement them in a business context. Students start in Pittsburgh and finish at CMU Silicon Valley.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Department: Information Networking Institute  |  Duration: Two semesters in Pittsburgh, then Silicon Valley; 75 core + 48 elective units  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Pittsburgh, PA, United States

What you will study

Students spend two semesters in Pittsburgh then move to Silicon Valley as a cohort. The 2026-27 curriculum has 75 core units (networking, security 14-741, cyber risk modeling 14-817, a 24-unit practicum with a sponsored project, professional development) and 48 elective units. Sample courses include 14-757 Introduction to Adversarial Machine Learning and 14-828 Browser Security.

Career pathways

First-destination graduates work as information security engineers at companies such as TikTok, Twitter and Walmart, with an average salary of $138,587.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Information Networking Institute master's programmes: minimum recommended GPA 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; the GRE is not requested or reviewed for Fall 2027. Three letters of recommendation (one from professional experience and two from faculty preferred), a resume of up to two pages, three required essays of up to 300 words (plus one optional) and a three-minute video response are required. International and US permanent resident applicants submit TOEFL iBT, IELTS Academic or Duolingo scores (valid two years) unless they completed four years of in-residence US undergraduate study or are UK/Canadian citizens whose native language is English. Fall 2027 deadlines: priority December 1, 2026; final January 29, 2027. Application fee $75 (waived by attending a registered info session).

Requirements published at program group level.

Intake: Fall

Duration: Two semesters in Pittsburgh, then Silicon Valley; 75 core + 48 elective units

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