Sustainability Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in sustainability science from Columbia.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Sustainability Science

Columbia Sustainability Science Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
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Best Value Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools	19
Most Focused Sustainability Science Graduate Certificate Schools	19

In 2021, 110 students received their master’s degree in sustainability science from Columbia. This makes it the #1 most popular school for sustainability science master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Sustainability Science Graduates from Columbia Make?

The median salary of sustainability science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia is $46,855. This is 53% higher than $30,613, which is the national average for all sustainability science bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sustainability Science from Columbia in 2020-2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical sustainability science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	15
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Columbia Sustainability Science Master’s Program

Of the 110 sustainability science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Columbia, about 35% were men and 65% were 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	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	46
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in sustainability science. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Gerontology
• Behavioral Science
• Historic Preservation
• Mathematics & Computer Science
• Dispute Resolution

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
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.