Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science Machine Learning Machine Learning Dept., 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 US   Phone: 1-412-268-1299 Fax: 1-412-268-3431   At a Glance Program Requirements Tuition & Financial Aid Institution Overview Important Dates Upcoming Events Degrees: Program Format: Doctoral Ph.D. in Machine Learning Joint Ph.D. in Machine Learning & Public Policy Ph.D. in Machine Learning, special track in Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition Joint Ph.D. in Statistics & Machine Learning On Campus   Our Ph.D. program in Machine Learning is designed to give students a deep understanding of the computational and statistical principles that underlie learning processes, an exposure to real-world applications of machine learning, and an opportunity to design novel machine learning algorithms that advance the state of the art. As the only Machine Learning Department in existence, our goal is to produce graduates who go on to become leaders in this rapidly growing field. Our graduates have already gone on to take faculty positions in top-ranked Computer Science departments, Statistics departments, and Engineering departments at other universities, as well as positions in major industrial research laboratories.     Accreditation Information:   # Of Credits Required:   Time To Degree: Approximately 5 years    Previous Degrees Bachelors or Masters degree.  Pre-Requisite Courses International Student Requirements International students are required to submit TOEFL score.  Requirements Qualifying Exam: GRE Minimum Exam Score: GPA or Equivalent: 0 English Proficiency: Yes Research Competency: Yes Clinical Internship: No   Work Experience   Volunteer Experience   Publications Experience   Foreign Language Requirement   Other Requirements     Cost Per Credit Hour: $   Tuition: 0  Financial Aid Offered:       # of Students Enrolled Full Time: 3274  # of Students Enrolled Part Time: 1177  Average GPA:   Average Test Scores:   Charge Per Credit: $438  Annual Full Time Avg Institution Tuition: $31560  Financial Aid Offered: Yes  Average Work Experience: Less than 1 Year  Specializations:   # of Terms Per Year:   Placement Percentage:   Historically Black: No   Religious Affiliation: Not applicable       12/15/2009 Application deadline Application Deadline