Neurosciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a neurosciences school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's neurosciences program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Neurosciences section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Neurosciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Neurosciences
• Master’s Degree in Neurosciences

Columbia Neurosciences Rankings

The neurosciences major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Neurosciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in neurosciences, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Neurosciences Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the neurosciences majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of neurosciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its neurosciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in neurosciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	21
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Columbia Neurosciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of neurosciences master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in neurosciences each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

In the neurosciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in neurosciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Neurosciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in neurosciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

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