Area Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a area studies 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 area studies 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 Area Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area Studies

Columbia Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area Studies. 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.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area studies 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 area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	29
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Columbia Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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 area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	19
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Area Studies

If you plan to be a area studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia University in the City of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
East Asian Studies	48
American U.S. Studies	32
Western European Studies	19
Latin American Studies	14
South Asian Studies	5
Central & Eastern European Studies	1
Russian Studies	1
African Studies	1

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area studies 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
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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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