Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

Every physiology and pathology sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physiology 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 approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in physiology.

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

Columbia Physiology & Pathology Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physiology
• Doctorate Degree in Physiology

Columbia Physiology & Pathology Sciences Rankings

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

Physiology Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Physiology & Pathology Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in physiology from Columbia in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in physiology each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the physiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national 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 master's in physiology.

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

Related Majors

• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Genetics
• Biotechnology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

Careers That Physiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in physiology 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
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000

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.