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Public Administration at Columbia University in the City of New York

Public Administration at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you are interested in studying public administration, 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 has a total student population of 30,135.

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

Columbia Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Columbia Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Public Administration Master’s Program

66% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 66% 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 master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 30
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 75
International Students 266
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Concentrations Within Public Administration

If you plan to be a public admin 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
Public Administration 374

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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
General and Operations Managers 163,250 $156,260
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Social and Community Service Managers 13,110 $86,700
Chief Executives 10,430 $220,040
Legislators 6,220 $90,050

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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