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Area Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Area Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a area 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 area studies program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received their master's degree in area studies.

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

Columbia Area Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Area Studies

Columbia Area Studies Rankings

Area Studies Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Area Studies Master’s Program

42% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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In the area studies 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 area studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 16
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area 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
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 1,510 $93,280

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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