Liberal Arts General Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

Every liberal arts general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts 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 has a total student population of 30,135. In 2021, 18 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia.

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

Columbia Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Columbia Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts General 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	386

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from Columbia. This makes it the #77 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 liberal arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from Columbia. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 9% more men than 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 liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Columbia Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in liberal arts from Columbia in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in liberal arts each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a liberal arts 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 liberal arts.

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

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts 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
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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.