Undergraduate programs

Engineers are ultimately problem-solvers. They’re people who are able to identify a need and investigate its causes to develop a solution. These solutions manifest in society as new products, like an artificial heart, biometrics software, or a car that drives itself.

Then there are new policies that improve standards and methods or shape industry and government. There are engineers who build better cities, promote green power, create stronger bridges, build hurricane-safe buildings, and even design the next wild roller coasters.

It’s up to you and other students like you to decide where the world will go next. Engineering at Carnegie Mellon enables you to be a productive and fulfilled professional throughout your career, wherever it takes you.

The student perspective

Full List of Areas of Study

Our departments

Biomedical Engineering

Collaborate across engineering disciplines and with cutting-edge medical facilities in Pittsburgh for a strong foundation in both biomedicine and traditional engineering.
Chemical Engineering

Explore chemical and process systems engineering research and computing in one of the oldest chemical engineering programs in the country.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Gain hands-on experience, explore personal passions, and devise imaginative solutions to global challenges of climate change, energy efficiency, and more in environments both natural and constructed.
Electrical & Computer Engineering

Study electrical and computer sciences with an emphasis on entrepreneurship, maker culture, and a practical, conscientious application of knowledge.
Engineering & Public Policy

Prepare yourself for a career in any engineering discipline, fortified with the robust understanding of the economical, social, historical, and political factors that affect it.
Materials Science & Engineering

Discover the unique behaviors, properties, and development of new materials, and learn how to use this knowledge to solve real-world technical challenges.
Mechanical Engineering

Tackle complex and innovative problem-solving while studying robots, materials, molecules, and machines, from design to manufacturing to everyday use.

Interested in what you could be doing?

See what our students are doing

Mar 31

News & Events

Alumna to deliver keynote address at SWE Anniversary Celebration

In 1973, Barbara Buck was just one of 11 women to earn an engineering degree at Carnegie Mellon. She returns to campus in April to deliver the keynote address at SWE’s 50th Anniversary Celebration

Mar 29

Artificial Intelligence

A global approach to tackling grand challenges

CMU-Africa students join CMU-Pittsburgh and CMU-Qatar students in a hybrid course that focuses on critically evaluating the progress of artificial intelligence.

MSE Ph.D. students earned first place overall, the People’s Choice Award, and the Alumni Choice Award at the Carnegie Mellon Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition.

MSE students win big with doctoral research at 3MT championship

Mar 21

News & Events

Bold initiative to make hockey safer returns for sixth year

CMU students strive to make ice hockey safer for players regularly blocking 100 mph shots.