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

If you plan to study other social sciences, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 159 other social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia.

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

Columbia Other Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Columbia Other Social Sciences Rankings

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

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in other social sciences from Columbia. This makes it the #2 most popular school for other social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Columbia Other Social Sciences Graduates

The median salary of other social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia is $44,253. This is 39% higher than $31,812, which is the national average for all other social sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Other Social Sciences Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 159 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Other Social Sciences from Columbia in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% 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 bachelor's in other social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	58
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

Columbia Other Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 other social sciences majors earned their master's degree from Columbia. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% 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 other social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in other social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security

Careers That Other Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in other 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
Managers	16,600	$124,160
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

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