Computer Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 352 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Columbia.

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

Columbia Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

Columbia Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Columbia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	3

In 2021, 500 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Columbia. This makes it the #3 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Columbia Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia is $108,903. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 72% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 352 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in compsci from Columbia in 2021, 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	95
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	97
International Students	94
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Columbia Computer Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 500 students earned a master's degree in compsci from Columbia. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men.

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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	386
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 22 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.