The World's Best Information Systems Graduate Program
Industry is innovating like never before, and a new generation of leaders is needed to harness technology and big data to propel organizations—and society—forward. Our Master of Information Systems Management (MISM) program blends technical and leadership skills, equipping you with the ability to transform organizations through technology.
The MISM program is available in five challenging pathways—our flagship 16-month and 12-month programs in Pittsburgh, our industry-leading Business Intelligence and Data Analytics (BIDA) program in 16-month and 12-month formats, and our exciting dual-city intercontinental option in Adelaide, Australia. Regardless of the direction you take, our MISM program builds tech leaders who are the full package: Analytical. Creative. Ethical.
As a result, our MISM graduates go on to impact the companies that change the world.
Some of the world’s greatest challenges, that our faculty and students are working to solve:
Ahmad Salah Ud Din (MISM '17) is from Lahore, Pakistan. He talks about his experiences in the MISM program and the boost it gave his career. And he treats us to a song.
Learn from professors like Beibei Li, an IS expert specializing in digital consumer behavior. Our faculty are innovators creating new models at the intersection of technology and business.
Our world-renowned information systems and management program
Our world-renowned information systems and management program. This three-semester, Pittsburgh-based pathway includes our rigorous business-technology curriculum and a summer internship.
Experienced professionals can get their MISM degree in just one year
This Pittsburgh-based pathway includes most elements from our standard MISM: 16-Month program in a shortened format for students with significant work experience.
An elite degree for an elite career, our innovative BIDA curriculum trains you to apply leading-edge data science
Become a data expert with deep knowledge in predictive modeling, machine learning, analytical reporting, and data visualization along with strategies to monetize big data for organizations.
Experienced professionals can complete the BIDA program in just one year
This pathway includes most elements from our renowned BIDA pathway in a shortened format for students with significant work experience.
First year in Adelaide, Australia, for an exciting international MISM experience
Complete the MISM program in 21 months instead of 16 and spend the first year in beautiful Adelaide, Australia, gaining a unique international perspective before joining us in Pittsburgh for year two.
Earn your bachelor's and MISM in five years instead of six
Students in undergraduate programs at Carnegie Mellon, Allegheny College, Bethany College, and Chatham University can earn their bachelor’s and MISM degrees together in five years instead of six.
Spend a semester abroad in Austria or Germany
The MISM program has exchange partnerships with the Vienna University of Economics and Business, the University of Mannheim Business School, and the Technical University Munich's Department of Informatics.
Learn more about CMU's Top-Ranked Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems
CMU's undergraduate IS program—a joint degree offering from Heinz College and the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences—combines aspects of computer science, IT, business management, and the humanities
