MISM 21-Month Admission Requirements

The Admissions Process

With a Carnegie Mellon MISM degree, you'll see an immediate return on your investment. Better positions, better quality firms, better salaries, and better potential for advancement are the most often cited benefits from previous graduates. Top consulting, financial services, and technology firms most frequently hire our MISM graduates. The goal of the program is to position you for a career as a leader in IT management. We have a robust network of corporate recruiters to provide ample opportunity for achieving your career goals.

21-Month Track Admission Requirements

Applicants are expected to have undergone at least one college level computer-programming course. We recommend an object-oriented programming course, specifically Java.

What are we looking for?

Students who have success in this program have demonstrated an ability to synthesize complex quantitative and qualitative concepts. Students tend to have a non-liberal arts undergraduate background that can vary from engineering, to IS, to physics. Over 70% of our admitted students have relevant work experience and all have a passion for the application of technology in business.

We also offer an aggressive, 3-semester program. The fast-paced 12-month program (May to May) is for students with over three years professional work experience. Students with less work experience perform a summer internship and complete the program in 16 months (End of August-December).

For more information on our student body, including demographics and test scores, view the class profile.

Before applying, please read our Application Requirements.