Mathematics at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you are interested in studying mathematics, you may want to check out the program at Columbia University in the City of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

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

Columbia Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Columbia Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	14
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Columbia Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of math master's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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 math.

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

Concentrations Within Mathematics

The following math concentations are available at Columbia University in the City of New York. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	92

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• Statistics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Statisticians	1,120	$95,870

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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