Carnegie Mellon University

Integrated Innovation Institute

Engineering + Design + Business

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Graduate Programs: MIIPS
Master of Integrated Innovation for Products & Services

Are you ready to push the boundaries of what's possible?

The Master of Integrated Innovation for Products & Services (MIIPS) degree trains the next generation of innovators, disruptors, and world changers. In the MIIPS program, you'll learn to tackle industry and society’s greatest challenges in a world that increasingly merges technology with humanity.

Innovation is driven by people, not products. Throughout the program, you'll work alongside the best and brightest engineers, business professionals, and designers seeking to break out of their discipline to work cross-functionally.

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Choose the Program Format That's Right for You

With two formats of the MIIPS degree program, choose the option that works best for you based on your academic and professional goals.

Explore 9 Month Format
  • August - May
  • Location: CMU's Pittsburgh, PA Campus
  • Ideal for candidates with some professional experience, designed to give you the skills you need and get you back into the workplace quickly
Explore 16 Month Format
  • August - December with a summer internship
  • Location: CMU's Pittsburgh, PA Campus
  • Ideal for candidates seeking more professional experience or a career pivot
  • Engineering (all types)
  • Design (including fine arts, architecture, UX/UI & HCI)
  • Business (including economics)

The ideal candidate will hold a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or equivalent from an accredited institution (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., Higher Learning Commission or U.S. Dept. of Education).

Applicants with less than five years of experience or applicants who are seeking to pivot careers should consider applying to our MIIPS Advanced Study degree, which includes a summer internship experience.

Applicants with more work experience are encouraged to apply to the MIIPS degree, a 9-month degree, and more accelerated format.

Application Deadline for Fall 2025

Applications Now Open
Application Deadline: January 20, 2025

Start Your Application

The Integrated Product Development Capstone: Designing the Future

Join a select, powerful network of innovators who have taken our pioneering capstone course: Integrated Product Development. Founded in 1986, the course originated from the writings of Nobel Laureate and Carnegie Mellon University professor Herb Simon and became the cornerstone of the MIIPS program in 2003. The course and MIIPS degree program have become a model for other universities. You'll work with industry sponsors on real-world problems, designing product and service solutions that impact real people.

Hear from MIIPS graduates and capstone sponsors on the capstone experience:

Virgil Looney (MIIPS '22) shares why the capstone course was crucial to his decision to enroll in the MIIPS program.

 

Trishala Pallai (MIIPS Advanced '22) reflects on her experience collaborating with Canon, her team's corporate sponsor for the capstone course.

 



Corporate sponsors from Vapotherm, Honda, Canon, and Volvo share their experience working with iii students during the IPD Capstone.
 

Previous IPD Project Sponsors

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Salary & Career Outcomes

Graduates are hired by top companies across a wide array of industries for roles including:

  • Product Manager
  • UX Designer
  • Innovation Engineer
  • UI Designer
  • Mechanical Design Engineer
  • Program/Project Managers
  • Product Development Engineer
  • Business Development Analyst
  • Senior Product Analyst

$112,000                

Median Base Salary

88%                     

Accepted job offers within six months of graduation

Recent graduates work in the following cities:

  • San Francisco
  • Los Angeles
  • New York
  • Chicago
  • Milwaukee
  • Boston
  • Pittsburgh
  • Seattle
  • Austin
  • Atlanta
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Alumni Paths

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Melody Her
(MIIPS '20)

Product Manager, Disney

Melody used her professional training in business and her passions in engineering and design through the MIIPS program to strengthen her skillset and launch her career.

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Manchit Rajani
(MIIPS '18)

Vice President of Service Design at JP Morgan Chase & Co

Originally in car design, Manchit realized he was interested in UX design and used MIIPS to help shape the future of his career.

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Minette Vaccariello
(MPD '06)

Experience Design Principal, PNC Bank

With no experience in design but a passion for the discipline, Minette used the MPD program to add to her resume to help her pivot to new roles.

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Neha Dwivedi
(MIIPS '22)

Senior Product Manager, MIM Software Inc.

Neha looked to MIIPS to enhance her skills. Originally, she was an engineer at MIM, and she was able to upgrade her skills through MIIPS. She then came back to the company years later as a product manager.