History at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. Of the 2,654 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in the City of New York in 2021, 133 of them were history majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History
• Doctorate Degree in History

Columbia History Rankings

The history major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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.

In 2021, 53 students received their master’s degree in history from Columbia. This makes it the #9 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Columbia History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia is $40,546. This is 40% higher than $28,881, which is the national average for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 133 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Columbia in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Columbia are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	74
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Columbia History Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students earned a master's degree in history from Columbia. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
Managers	16,600	$124,160
History Professors	2,050	$93,000
Curators	1,570	$73,850
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,490	$56,040

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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