以卡耐基梅隆计算机科学学院为例，学院共开设七个不同部门，包含23个硕士项目，其中除了我标灰的5个项目，有18个项目是咱们孩子可以考虑的。
Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department****
Master of Science in Automated Science: Biological Experimentation
Master of Science in Computational Biology
Computer Science Department
Fifth Year Master's in Computer Science -本硕连读项目，只针对本校本科生开放
Master of Science in Computer Science
Human-Computer Interaction Institute****
Accelerated Master of Human-Computer Interaction -本硕连读项目，只针对本校本科生
Master of Educational Technology and Applied Learning Sciences (METALS)
Master of Human-Computer Interaction
Master of Science in Product Management
Language Technologies Institute****
Master of Computational Data Science
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Innovation
Master of Science in Intelligent Information Systems
Master of Science in Language Technologies
Online Graduate Certificate in Machine Learning and Data Science Foundations -纯线上
Machine Learning Department****
Fifth Year Master's in Machine Learning -本硕连读项目，只针对本校本科生开放
Master of Science in Machine Learning
Robotics Institute****
Master of Science in Computer Vision
Master of Science in Robotics
Master's in Robotic Systems Development
Software and Societal Systems****
Master of Science in Information Technology - Privacy Engineering
Master of Software Engineering
Master of Software Engineering - Embedded Systems
Master of Software Engineering - Scalable Systems
Master of Software Engineering Online - 纯线上
从学制来讲从2学期（1年）到4学期（2年）不等；
从教学目的来讲有偏向研究的（phd导向）和实践的（就业导向）；
录取率从1%到83%不等。
MIT- 麻省理工
麻省理工CSAIL全称Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory（即计算机科学与人工智能实验室） 。
实验室包含10个细分方向- 如下图。
但与此同时，实验室并不直接招生，实验室的学生来自 Electrical Engineering & Computer Science（电子工程与计算机科学）, Mathematics（数学）, Aeronautics and Astronautics （航空航天）and Mechanical Engineering（机械工程）- 如下图.
有 AI 领域排名top2的两所院校专业设置您会发现美国关于人工智能方向 专业设置的几个特点：
1.人工智能向上可能服务于不同领域比如：电子计算机，数学，航空航天，机械工程，生物医学工程等；
人工智能向下也会细分为不同的分支比如：机器学习、神经网络、机器人、专家系统、计算机视觉和自然语言处理等；
不同专业之间的课程设置会有重合；
不同专业的侧重点不同，项目时长和申请难度均不同。
