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Physics at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Physics at Columbia University in the City of New York

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received their master's degree in physics.

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

Columbia Physics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physics
  • Doctorate Degree in Physics

Columbia Physics Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Physics Master’s Program

31% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a master's degree in physics from Columbia. About 31% of these graduates were women and the other 69% were men.

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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 physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,430 $117,370
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Physicists 950 $138,920

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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