Social Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences 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 approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 421 students received their master's degree in social sciences.

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

Columbia Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Columbia Social Sciences Rankings

There were 55 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 421 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Columbia, about 41% were men and 59% were 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	101
International Students	214
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences 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
Economics	176
International Relations & National Security	156
Political Science & Government	65
Other Social Sciences	47
Anthropology	46
Sociology	24
General Social Sciences	21

Related Majors

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

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	63,520	$77,230
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Social Science Research Assistants	6,290	$49,000
Social Sciences Professors	2,570	$101,250

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.