Carnegie Mellon University

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 April 3, 2026.

Academic Year

Fall 2026

Spring 2027

Tuition

See Above

See Above

See Above

Student Activities Fee

$244

$122

$122

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

TBD

TBD

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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

 $34,018
+ tuition & health insurance

 $17,009 + tuition & health insurance

$17,009 + tuition & health insurance

*For students who borrow federal loans

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.