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Astrophysics at Columbia University in the City of New York

Astrophysics at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a astrophysical sciences school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's astrophysical sciences program.

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 Astrophysics section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astrophysical Sciences

Columbia Astrophysics Rankings

The astrophysical sciences major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astrophysics. 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.

Astrophysical Sciences Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of astrophysical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went 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 bachelor's in astrophysical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Astrophysical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in astrophysical 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
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Physicists 950 $138,920
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 880 $108,020

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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