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Political Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

Political Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you are interested in studying political science, 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 Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
  • Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

Columbia Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Political Science Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% 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 bachelor's in poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 40
White 96
International Students 45
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Columbia Political Science Master’s Program

50% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 50% 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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
Political Science Professors 1,680 $125,360
Political Scientists 90 $122,440

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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