Overview

Department of Informatics and Networked Systems / Department of Informatics and Networked Systems is located in Pittsburgh, PA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Information science	Telecommunications
Master of Science in Information Science (MSIS)	Information science
(Certificate)	Cybersecurity, policy, and law
(Certificate)	Big data analytics
Master of Science in Telecommunications (MST)	Telecommunications
(Certificate)	Telecommunications
(Certificate)	Information science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Information science	Telecommunications
(Certificate)	Information and network security

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	196
Doctoral Degrees	8
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE, GMAT Thesis Optional Five required core courses. Seven courses from the department's standard graduate course offerings. Areas of concentration requirements differ.
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE, GMAT Comp Exam Required Thesis Required A minimum of 48 credits, including 30 course and seminar credits beyond the master's degree, and at least 18 dissertation credits are required.

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

664

Applied

483

Accepted

9

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes
Winter deadline	November 1st	June 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	June 15th	Yes
Summer deadline	March 15th	December 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE, GMAT
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree with min GPA of 3.0, course-work in structured programming language, statistics, mathematics, probability
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE, GMAT
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Master's degree, min GPA of 3.3, course-work in statistics or mathematics, programming, cognitive psychology, systems analysis and design, data structures
Additional Entrance Requirements	Master's degree in Information Science, Telecommunications or related field

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

214

Total Graduate Students

74%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.47%
Black or African American	1.4%
White or Caucasian	14%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	4.67%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.4%
Unknown	2.8%

Gender

Male (63%)

Female (36%)

Faculty

38

Total faculty

Full-time - 19

Part-time - 19

Male (28)

Female (10)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Networks, Data & Information, Human Cognition, Perception, & Behavior
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,671,680

Location & Contact

Address 135 North Bellefield Avenue
Victoria Building
Pittsburgh, PA  15260
United States

Contact Dr. Prashant Krishnamurthy
Chair and Professor
Email: prashk@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-624-5144
Fax: 412-624-5231

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