The World's Best Information Systems Graduate Program
BUSINESS IS THE ENGINE. TECHNOLOGY IS THE POWER.
Master of Information Systems Management (MISM)
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 four challenging pathways—our flagship 16-month and 12-month programs in Pittsburgh, and our industry-leading Business Intelligence and Data Analytics (BIDA) program in 16-month and 12-month formats. 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:
Modeling malicious domain names to improve cybersecurity
Using machine learning to categorize game footage for Major League Baseball's New York Mets
Making health care IT more efficient with text analytics
Increasing equity in electric vehicle charging locations
Quantifying social media’s impact on the box office
Reducing the prevalence of diabetes in high-risk regions
Predicting supply chain disruptions with machine learning and analytics
Calculating the carbon-footprint ramifications of working from home
Deploying data science and technology to automate trucking and shipping fleets
Eliminating bias in health care datasets
Stopping the proliferation of counterfeit drugs
Improving the predictive modeling of financial fraud using machine learning
Stories of Impact
Read our articles and stories about Heinz College's impact in technology and innovation
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.
My Story: Rebecca
Rebecca Dilla (MISM Global '17) is from Western Pennsylvania. After a year in Adelaide and an internship in India, she returned to the world-class city in her own backyard—Pittsburgh.
Trail-Blazing Faculty
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.
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.
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