Applied Mathematics at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study applied mathematics, 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 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 Applied Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Math
• Master’s Degree in Applied Math

Columbia Applied Mathematics Rankings

The applied math major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Applied Mathematics. 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in applied math, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Applied Math Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of applied math bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its applied math 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 applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Columbia Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of applied math master's degrees went to men and 24% 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 applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Applied Mathematics

Applied Mathematics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia University in the City of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Applied Mathematics	94

Related Majors

• Mathematics
• Statistics

Careers That Applied Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied math 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
Financial Analysts	53,250	$137,270
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Financial Specialists	4,450	$96,480
Actuaries	2,320	$150,950
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460

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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