Statistics at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you are interested in studying statistics, 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.

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

Columbia Statistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Stats
• Master’s Degree in Stats

Columbia Statistics Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Statistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of stats master's degrees went to men and 54% went to 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 stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	451
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Statistics

Statistics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia University in the City of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Statistics	502
Mathematical Statistics & Probability	116

Related Majors

• Mathematics
• Applied Mathematics

Careers That Stats Grads May Go Into

A degree in stats 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
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Actuaries	2,320	$150,950
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Statisticians	1,120	$95,870
Survey Researchers	710	$74,130

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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