Ethnic Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a ethnic 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 ethnic studies 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 Ethnic Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies
• Master’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Columbia Ethnic Studies Rankings

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of ethnic studies master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in ethnic studies each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 22% 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 ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

The following ethnic studies 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
African American Studies	3

Related Majors

• Area Studies

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic 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
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.