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Registered Nursing at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you are interested in studying Registered Nursing, consider the program at Columbia University in the City of New York. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia University in the City of New York is in New York, NY.

During the most recent reporting year, 381 registered nursing degrees were awarded at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Studying Online at Columbia University in the City of New York

Distance learning is available at Columbia University in the City of New York. Of 35,173 students, 1,499 (4%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,519 (7%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Registered Nursing graduates at Columbia University in the City of New York, by degree type.

Program-wide, Registered Nursing graduates at Columbia University in the City of New York are 87% women (331) and 13% men (50).

Registered Nursing Master’s Program at Columbia University in the City of New York

Among the 307 master’s registered nursing graduates at Columbia University in the City of New York, 86% were women (265) and 14% were men (42).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Registered Nursing master’s degree recipients at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	124
Hispanic / Latino	51
Black / African American	34
Asian	72
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	10
Unknown	13

Minority students account for 52% of Registered Nursing master’s degree recipients at Columbia University in the City of New York, above the national average of 39%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Registered Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Registered Nursing program at Columbia University in the City of New York work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Registered Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.