General Mathematics at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you are interested in studying general 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 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 General Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia General Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences

Columbia General Mathematics Rankings

The mathematical sciences major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 mathematical sciences, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mathematical Sciences Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia General Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences.

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 General Mathematics Master’s Program

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

In the mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Mathematical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in mathematical sciences 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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