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Computer Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Computer Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Columbia University in the City of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 500 students received their master's degree in compsci.

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

Columbia Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in CompSci
  • Doctorate Degree in CompSci

Columbia Computer Science Rankings

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Computer Science Master’s Program

32% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 32% 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 compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 53
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 34
International Students 386
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 Systems Managers 27,070 $190,310
Systems Software Developers 19,690 $115,120
Computer Programmers 15,380 $91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists 12,930 $79,200

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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