African American Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a african american 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 african american 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 African American Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia African American Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in African American Studies
• Master’s Degree in African American Studies

Columbia African American Studies Rankings

The african american studies major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for African American 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.

African American Studies Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia African American Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of african american studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% 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 bachelor's in african american studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Columbia African American Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of african american studies master's degrees went to men and 78% 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 african american studies.

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

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

Careers That African American Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in african american 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.