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Bioinformatics at Columbia University in the City of New York

Bioinformatics at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a bioinformatics 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 bioinformatics 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 Bioinformatics section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Bioinformatics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics

Columbia Bioinformatics Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioinformatics, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioinformatics Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Bioinformatics Master’s Program

43% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of bioinformatics master's degrees went to men and 43% 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 bioinformatics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Bioinformatics Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioinformatics 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
Software Applications Developers 52,640 $116,830
Computer and Information Research Scientists 1,430 $131,220

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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