Computer & Information Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study computer and information sciences, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,106 students received their master's degree in computer and information sciences.

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

Columbia Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Columbia Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 1,106 students who earned a master's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from Columbia in 2020-2021, 53% were men and 47% were 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	103
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	94
International Students	839
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer and information sciences concentations are available at Columbia University in the City of New York. 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
Computer Science	546
Computer Information Systems	500
Information Technology	106

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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 User Support Specialists	45,190	$60,160
Computer Systems Analysts	44,030	$106,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940

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

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