Psychology at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a psychology 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 psychology 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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Columbia Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	49
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Columbia Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 40% more men than 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 master's in psychology.

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Columbia University in the City of New York. 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
Child Development & Psychology	189
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	60
Other Psychology	13
General Psychology	2

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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

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