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Ethnic Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

Ethnic Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you are interested in studying ethnic studies, you may want to check out the program at Columbia University in the City of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Ethnic Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

Columbia Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ethnic 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.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of ethnic studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical ethnic studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ethnic 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 ethnic studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 2
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Columbia Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

78% Women
78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of ethnic studies master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in ethnic studies each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 22% 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 ethnic studies.

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

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

If you plan to be a ethnic 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
Ethnic Studies 18
African American Studies 11

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic 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
Interpreters and Translators 3,300 $68,940
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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