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Statistics at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study statistics, 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. In 2021, 33 stats majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia.

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

Columbia Statistics Degrees Available

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

Columbia Statistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the stats progam at Columbia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The stats major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Statistics. 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
Best Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools 33
Most Focused Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools 46

In 2021, 594 students received their master’s degree in stats from Columbia. This makes it the #1 most popular school for stats master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Statistics Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The stats program at Columbia awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 61% of these degrees went to men with the other 39% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its stats 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 stats.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Columbia Statistics Master’s Program

55% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The stats program at Columbia awarded 594 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women.

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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 stats.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 32
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 27
International Students 518
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in stats. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Stats Grads May Go Into

A degree in stats 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
Mathematical Science Professors 4,700 $105,070
Actuaries 2,320 $150,950
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Statisticians 1,120 $95,870
Survey Researchers 710 $74,130

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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