Sustainability Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study sustainability science, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Sustainability Science section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Sustainability Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainability Science
• Master’s Degree in Sustainability Science

Columbia Sustainability Science Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in sustainability science, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sustainability Science Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Sustainability Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of sustainability science master's degrees went to men and 72% 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 sustainability science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	90
International Students	111
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Concentrations Within Sustainability Science

Sustainability Science 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
Sustainability Studies	120

Related Majors

• Gerontology
• Behavioral Science
• Historic Preservation
• Dispute Resolution
• Nutrition Science

Careers That Sustainability Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in sustainability science 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
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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.