History at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a history 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 history program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students received their master's degree in history.

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

Columbia History Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in History
• Doctorate Degree in History

Columbia History Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia History Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 history majors earned their master's degree from Columbia. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 13% 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
History	85

Related Majors

• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Managers	16,600	$124,160
History Professors	2,050	$93,000
Curators	1,570	$73,850
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,490	$56,040

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.