Urban Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a urban studies school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's urban studies program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

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

Columbia Urban Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies

Columbia Urban Studies Rankings

The urban studies major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Urban Studies. 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.

Urban Studies Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Urban Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of urban studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical urban studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 10% 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 urban studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Urban Studies

Urban Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Urban Studies/Affairs	19

Careers That Urban Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in urban studies 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 Sciences Professors	2,570	$101,250
Urban and Regional Planners	1,410	$76,730
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
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