Sustainability Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every sustainability science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sustainability science 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.

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

Columbia Sustainability Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainability Science
Master’s Degree in Sustainability Science

Columbia Sustainability Science Rankings

The sustainability science major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sustainability Science. 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 sustainability science, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sustainability Science Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of sustainability science bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sustainability science 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 sustainability science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	19
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Columbia Sustainability Science Master’s Program

72% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of sustainability science master's degrees went to men and 72% 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 sustainability science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	90
International Students	111
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Concentrations Within Sustainability Science

If you plan to be a sustainability science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Sustainability Studies	151

Careers That Sustainability Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in sustainability science 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
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