Sociology at Columbia University in the City of New York

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology 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 has a total student population of 30,135. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Columbia.

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

Columbia Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology
• Doctorate Degree in Sociology

Columbia Sociology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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
Most Popular Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Sociology Schools	114

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in sociology from Columbia. This makes it the #11 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Columbia Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia is $53,374. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 75% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Sociology Bachelor’s Program

The sociology program at Columbia awarded 55 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 21% 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	15
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Columbia Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors	1,290	$90,250
Sociologists	190	$75,800

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.