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Physical Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study physical sciences, 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 has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 students received their master's degree in physical sciences.

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

Columbia Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Physical Sciences

Columbia Physical Sciences Rankings

There were 59 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Physical Sciences Master’s Program

47% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 physical sciences majors earned their master's degree from Columbia. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women.

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In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 21% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 25
International Students 56
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences 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
Chemistry 65
Geological & Earth Sciences 64
Physics 39
Materials Sciences 34
Astronomy & Astrophysics 13
Other Physical Science 10

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Professors 6,440 $112,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,400 $79,340
Chemists 3,360 $85,590

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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