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Economics at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Economics at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study economics, 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 131 students received their master's degree in economics.

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

Columbia Economics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Economics
  • Doctorate Degree in Economics

Columbia Economics Rankings

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Economics Master’s Program

48% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 131 economics majors earned their master's degree from Columbia. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were women.

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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 economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 104
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 63,520 $77,230
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Economics Professors 1,650 $129,370
Economists 750 $127,520
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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