Social Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences 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 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, 779 of them were social sciences majors.

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

Columbia Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Columbia Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia performed in these rankings.

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 social sciences major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Social Sciences Schools	65

In 2021, 421 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Columbia. This makes it the #4 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 55 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 779 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Columbia in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 8% 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 bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	79
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	117
White	266
International Students	190
Other Races/Ethnicities	88

Columbia Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 421 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from Columbia. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	101
International Students	214
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 55 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social 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
Economics	458
Political Science & Government	296
Other Social Sciences	206
International Relations & National Security	156
Sociology	79
Anthropology	79
General Social Sciences	21
Urban Studies	19

Related Majors

• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	63,520	$77,230
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Social Science Research Assistants	6,290	$49,000
Social Sciences Professors	2,570	$101,250

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.