PLEASE NOTE: The 2026-2027 Graduate Student Activities Fee was updated July 29, 2026, to $124 per semester ($248 per academic year) to reflect the Carnegie Mellon Graduate Student Assembly's approved increase for the year.
Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology (CMIST)
2026-2027 Cost of Attendance
Tuition
|
|
ACADEMIC YEAR |
FALL 2026 |
SPRING 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
MS in Security, Technology and International Relations (MS STAIR) |
$53,000 |
$26,500 | $26,500 |
|
Masters of Information Technology (MITS) |
$60,000 |
$30,000 | $30,000 |
As of June 10, 2026.
Academic Year |
Fall 2026 |
Spring 2027 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuition |
See Above |
See Above |
See Above |
|
Student Activities Fee |
$248 |
$124 |
$124 |
|
Living Expenses - Housing |
$14,752 |
$7,376 |
$7,376 |
|
Living Expenses - Food |
$8,664 |
$4,332 |
$4,332 |
|
Books and Supplies |
$2,212 |
$1,106 |
$1,106 |
|
Health Insurance |
$3,352 |
$3,352 |
- |
|
Personal and Misc. |
$4,098 |
$2,049 |
$2,049 |
|
Travel Allowance |
$1,756 |
$878 |
$878 |
|
Transportation Fee |
$302 |
$151 | $151 |
|
Technology Fee |
$490 |
$245 |
$245 |
|
Estimated Loan Fees* |
$1,500 |
$750 |
$750 |
|
TOTAL |
$37,374 |
$20,363 + tuition |
$17,011 + tuition |
*For students who borrow federal loans
As of July 30, 2026.
The MS STAIR Standard program will incur summer 2027 full-time tuition of $26,500; no fees are assessed during the summer semester.
The MITS Standard program will incur summer 2027 full-time tuition of $30,000; no fees are assessed during the summer semester.
The MITS Applied Study program has no summer tuition charge. Rates for the 2027-2028 academic year are subject to change.