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Physical Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Physical Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, 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. Of the 2,654 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in the City of New York in 2021, 76 of them were physical sciences majors.

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

Columbia Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Physical Sciences

Columbia Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Sciences. 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.

In 2021, 107 students received their master’s degree in physical sciences from Columbia. This makes it the #2 most popular school for physical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 59 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

51% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physical sciences program at Columbia awarded 76 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 49% of these degrees went to men with the other 51% going to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical 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 physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 32
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Columbia Physical Sciences Master’s Program

47% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physical sciences program at Columbia awarded 107 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 53% of these degrees went to men with the other 47% 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 physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 25
International Students 56
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 59 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia University in the City of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences 92
Chemistry 79
Physics 57
Materials Sciences 40
Astronomy & Astrophysics 23
Other Physical Science 10

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Professors 6,440 $112,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,400 $79,340
Chemists 3,360 $85,590

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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