Spanish Language & Literature at Columbia University in the City of New York

Every spanish language & literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the spanish language program at Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Spanish Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Spanish Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish Language
• Master’s Degree in Spanish Language

Columbia Spanish Language & Literature Rankings

The spanish language major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Spanish Language & Literature. 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in spanish language, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Spanish Language Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of spanish language bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in spanish language at Columbia are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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 spanish language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Columbia Spanish Language & Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of spanish language master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a spanish language master's degree from Columbia, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 spanish language.

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

Related Majors

• Portuguese
• Italian Language & Literature
• French Language & Literature

Careers That Spanish Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in spanish language 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
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670

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.