by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Columbia University in the City of New York. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more.
At Columbia University in the City of New York, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 5,844 undergraduate · 26,988 graduate (32,832 total)
The most popular majors at Columbia University in the City of New York, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 16,416 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 1,686 |
| Computer Science. | 919 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 739 |
| Public Health. | 616 |
These majors at Columbia University in the City of New York report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Law. | $193,362 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $162,427 |
| Computer Science. | $120,704 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $111,650 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. | $110,949 |
Browse every major at Columbia University in the City of New York, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 16,416 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Business Statistics. · Actuarial Science. |
1,686 | $81,069 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. · Business Administration and Management, General. |
61 | $162,427 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
48 | NA |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
27 | NA |
| Construction Management. ↳ Construction Management, General. |
25 | $98,322 |
| Insurance. | 17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Operations Research. | 388 | $108,123 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
285 | $96,504 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
265 | $46,324 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 242 | $75,362 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. · Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. |
158 | $80,059 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 157 | $67,610 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 118 | NA |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 87 | NA |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
61 | NA |
| Engineering Physics. ↳ Engineering Physics/Applied Physics. |
46 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 919 | $120,704 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Computer and Information Sciences, General. · Information Technology. |
739 | $92,223 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Information Technology Project Management. |
89 | NA |
| Information Science/Studies. | 14 | NA |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Computer Software and Media Applications, Other. |
13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Public Health, Other. · Environmental Health. · Maternal and Child Health. · International Public Health/International Health. |
616 | $69,334 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. · Nursing Science. |
520 | $111,650 |
| Medicine. | 142 | $65,213 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Occupational Therapy/Therapist. |
132 | $73,721 |
| Dentistry. | 97 | $66,443 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management. |
92 | $86,682 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. ↳ Advanced General Dentistry. · Orthodontics/Orthodontology. · Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology. · Endodontics/Endodontology. · Periodontics/Periodontology. |
56 | $110,949 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Bioethics/Medical Ethics. · Medical/Health Humanities. |
47 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Genetic Counseling/Counselor. |
12 | NA |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
6 | NA |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. ↳ Medical Science/Scientist. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · Economics, General. |
528 | $73,902 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
301 | $52,096 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
266 | $66,860 |
| Social Sciences, General. ↳ Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods. · Social Sciences, General. |
190 | NA |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
96 | $53,374 |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 83 | $44,253 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
82 | $33,194 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Studies. | 329 | $70,001 |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
208 | NA |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. |
184 | NA |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 96 | $40,618 |
| Climate Science. | 76 | NA |
| Dispute Resolution. | 29 | $56,215 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation. ↳ Historic Preservation and Conservation, General. |
26 | $50,313 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science. | 24 | NA |
| Cognitive Science. ↳ Cognitive Science, General. |
12 | NA |
| Gerontology. | 8 | NA |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 4 | NA |
| Classical and Ancient Studies. ↳ Ancient Studies/Civilization. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 562 | $51,895 |
| Public Administration. | 409 | $74,201 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Health Policy Analysis. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. · Conservation Biology. · Ecology. · Evolutionary Biology. · Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. |
278 | $73,325 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. · Bioinformatics. |
184 | $95,917 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
159 | $40,198 |
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
138 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
81 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Physiology, General. · Pathology/Experimental Pathology. |
32 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Biophysics. |
30 | NA |
| Biotechnology. | 24 | $70,194 |
| Genetics. ↳ Genetics, General. |
17 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
11 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Pharmacology. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 523 | $193,362 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. · International Business, Trade, and Tax Law. · International Law and Legal Studies. |
376 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. · Mathematical Statistics and Probability. |
504 | $92,259 |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
120 | $71,727 |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
118 | $72,988 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
259 | $61,687 |
| Real Estate Development. | 108 | $80,322 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 64 | $65,467 |
| Architecture. | 22 | NA |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation. ↳ Architectural History and Criticism, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 122 | $37,826 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Cinematography and Film/Video Production. · Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
99 | $34,730 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
80 | $31,068 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
75 | $36,885 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Music Theory and Composition. |
46 | NA |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
5 | NA |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. ↳ Digital Arts. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Journalism. ↳ Journalism, Other. · Journalism. |
239 | $44,977 |
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. · Communication and Media Studies, Other. |
66 | $95,483 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Health Communication. |
22 | NA |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 173 | $38,726 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
165 | $40,027 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. · Physics, Other. |
75 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
73 | NA |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
55 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astrophysics. · Astronomy. |
39 | NA |
| Materials Sciences. ↳ Materials Science. |
27 | NA |
| Physical Sciences, Other. | 16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Comparative Literature. · Linguistics. · Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. |
62 | NA |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ French Language and Literature. · Spanish Language and Literature. · Italian Language and Literature. |
54 | $45,021 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 44 | NA |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. |
33 | $62,257 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 29 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 19 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. · Developmental and Child Psychology. |
179 | $41,906 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Clinical Psychology. · Educational Psychology. · Counseling Psychology. · Industrial and Organizational Psychology. |
46 | NA |
| Psychology, General. | 11 | NA |
| Psychology, Other. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · History, Other. |
215 | $41,471 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ East Asian Studies. · American/United States Studies/Civilization. · Western European Studies. · Latin American Studies. · South Asian Studies. · Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies. |
114 | $50,211 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. |
30 | $41,618 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 83 | $38,546 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Religion/Religious Studies. · Islamic Studies. · Jewish/Judaic Studies. |
35 | NA |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other. | 9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · General Studies. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
78 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. · Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
70 | $60,701 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Environmental Science. |
67 | $59,243 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. |
20 | NA |
| Education, Other. | 20 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances. |
10 | NA |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 9 | NA |
| Education, General. | 3 | NA |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. |
2 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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