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General Social Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

General Social Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you are interested in studying general social 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.

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

Columbia General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Columbia General Social Sciences Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #2 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 General Social Sciences Master’s Program

71% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 71% 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 social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 28
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 18
International Students 146
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

General Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Social Sciences 21

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
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Social Science Research Assistants 6,290 $49,000
Social Sciences Professors 2,570 $101,250
Social Scientists 2,410 $84,940

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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